Chemwami Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Chemwami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 61 | 1:757,048 | 31,106 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
Chemwami Demographics
Chemwami Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chemwami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chemwami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chemwami is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chemwami? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,312,869th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname Chemwami occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chemwami reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 757,048. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 84 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 15 percent live and Turkana County, where 2 percent live. Beside Kenya it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 10 percent live.
Chemwami Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemwamiy | 94 | 2 | / |
| Chamwami | 88 | 130 | / |
| Chemwama | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chimwami | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shemwami | 88 | 1 | / |
| Semwami | 80 | 9 | / |
| Zemwami | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shimwami | 75 | 89 | / |
| Chimbami | 75 | 28 | / |
| Ssemwami | 75 | 9 | / |
| Chemwome | 75 | 4 | / |
| Tsemwami | 75 | 2 | / |
| Simwami | 67 | 1,295 | / |
| Kimwami | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hembame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemwama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semwama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simwaami | 63 | 197 | / |
| Shimbami | 63 | 79 | / |
| Ssembami | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tshimuami | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kimwomi | 53 | 401 | / |
| Kimwama | 53 | 176 | / |
| Kimbami | 53 | 21 | / |
| Simbami | 53 | 4 | / |
| Simwama | 53 | 3 | / |
| Chimuhammed | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kimwame | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kembomi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Himbame | 53 | 1 | / |
| Henuama | 53 | 0 | / |
| Chinvama | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Chemwami
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis