Chemusto Surname

94,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,065 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Chemusto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chemusto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4,4371:8,7991,509
Kenya6271:73,6526,912
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Chemusto (88) may also be a first name.

Chemusto Last Name Facts

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

Chemusto is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chemusto? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 94,077th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,438,805 people. The surname Chemusto is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chemusto are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,017,994th most commonly occurring given name on earth It is held by 88 people.

This last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 4,437 people, or 1 in 8,799. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kween District, where 39 percent reside, Kapchorwa District, where 36 percent reside and Bukwo District, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 12 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.

Chemusto Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chemustho941/
Chemuto935/
Chemisto88933/
Chemutos8817/
Chemosto885/
Chemutto881/
Chamusto881/
Hemuto86453/
Cemuto861/
Chimuto80198/
Chemuta8037/
Chemoto8013/
Cheemoutoo784/
Chemutah753/
Chemmuta751/
Chemutaa751/
Chimisto751/
Chamusta751/
Semuto7194/
Hemoto7119/
Gemuto714/
Hemuta712/
Hemmoutou711/
Cimuto711/
Chemootoo711/
Chimoto672,465/
Chimuta67122/
Ssemuto6710/
Shemoto675/
Semutoi672/
Khemuta671/
Semutho671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Chemusto
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis