Chemwa Surname
Approximately 264 people bear this surname
Chemwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 234 | 1:197,350 | 14,473 |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 1:571,787 | 44,609 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chemwa (91) may also be a first name.
Chemwa Demographics
Chemwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chemwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chemwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chemwa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Chemwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chemwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 978,274th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chemwa reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 91 people.
The surname Chemwa is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 234 people, or 1 in 197,350. In Kenya Chemwa is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 93 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 4 percent live and Bomet County, where 2 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Chemwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Chemwa 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 Chemwa
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