Chemuku Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chemuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chemuku Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3471:133,08310,922
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Chemuku (179) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Chemuku Demographics

Chemuku Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 9 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Chemuku Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chemuku Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chemuku is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chemuku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 775,315th most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 19,911,328 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chemuku are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 681,368th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 179 people.

This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 347 people, or 1 in 133,083. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 74 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 24 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 1 percent reside. Besides Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 4 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Chemuku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chemueku934/
Chemukut933/
Chemukui931/
Chemukeu931/
Hemuku922/
Choemueku8831/
Chaemueku882/
Cheemueku881/
Chimuku86105/
Chemoku866/
Tchimuku802/
Himuku77168/
Hemoku771/
Chimiku7173/
Chimoku7170/
Tsemuku712/
Tshimuku6741/
Himoku621/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chemuku
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