Chemungen Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chemungen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chemungen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya781:592,05027,720
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451

Chemungen Last Name Facts

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

Chemungen is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chemungen.

How Common Is The Last Name Chemungen? popularity and diffusion

Chemungen is the 1,918,812th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The last name Chemungen is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chemungen reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 592,050. In Kenya it is primarily found in: West Pokot County, where 100 percent live. Aside from Kenya it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 17 percent live.

Chemungen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Chemungen
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