Chemwa Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chemwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chemwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2341:197,35014,473
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chemwa (91) may also be a first name.

Chemwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chemwa occurs most in Kenya. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chemwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Chemwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 978,274th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 27,604,341 people. The last name Chemwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chemwa live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Chemwa is also the 998,282nd most common first name internationally It is held by 91 people.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 234 people, or 1 in 197,350. In Kenya Chemwa is mostly concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 93 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 4 percent live and Bomet County, where 2 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Chemwa Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chemwai9218/
Tchemwa9214/
Cheumwa921/
Hemwa91330/
Chaemwai86298/
Chemwach861/
Schemway860/
Chemba83650/
Chimwa83223/
Chamwa83138/
Chomwa8360/
Chemwi8352/
Hemway8322/
Chenwa8318/
Chemwe836/
Shemwa836/
Chemwo834/
Chemua831/
Zhemwa831/
Hemwat831/
Chimwai771,280/
Chembea77508/
Chimwat77177/
Chemwei77174/
Cheemba7782/
Tchemba7759/
Chembai7755/
Schemba7749/
Chomwai7745/
Chemwoi7735/
Chemwey7724/
Cheumwe7720/
Chembay7711/
Chemwet7710/
Chemwou779/
Cheinwa777/
Chembaa774/
Chimway774/
Chemuha773/
Shemway772/
Hemmway772/
Chenway772/
Chaamwa772/
Tchimwa772/
Tchemwo772/
Khemwas772/
Chimwas772/
Chamway771/
Chemwee771/
Chenwai771/
Chenwea771/
Cheamba771/
Chiemwe771/
Chemmwe771/
Chemwot771/
Shemwua771/
Chenhwa771/
Chimwad771/
Hemnway770/
Hemba734,236/
Cemba73484/
Kemwa73240/
Semwa73184/
Henwa7379/
Himwa7322/
Zemwa733/
Hemva731/
Hemua731/
Chisenwa71406/
Cheanwea7114/
Chitimwa7110/
Chisimwa719/
Cheimbay718/
Chienwea714/
Chemwetz712/
Chaimwai712/
Chenhwai711/
Chamwaha711/
Chaemuea711/
Chaemvai711/
Cheamvai711/
Chemveha711/
Chimwwai711/
Shenwa6719,416/
Chembe6716,233/
Chimba678,515/
Chembo677,973/
Shimwa672,824/
Chamua671,361/
Chimwe67720/
Dzemwa67621/
Chymba67369/
Chinwa67241/
Tsemwa67229/
Shemba67133/
Chomua67117/
Chemue6795/
Chembi6736/
Chenba6729/
Hembay6712/
Czemba6710/
Himwat6710/
Hemvay679/
Chamva678/
Chenva678/
Tcemba677/
Zemwai677/
Henway676/
Semwah676/
Henmba676/
Chenwo674/
Hembaa674/
Heinwa672/
Jemwah671/
Hemhwy671/
Hemvad671/
Chemve671/
Zemway671/
Hembau671/
Kemway671/
Chomva671/
Chemby671/
Chemwetch671/
Chemvo671/
Heamba671/
Hembea671/
Semmwa671/
Cimwai671/
Hemwet671/
Himwas671/
Khemwatch671/
Scemba670/
Cenway670/

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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 Chemwa
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