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 surname Chemwami occurs most in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chemwami? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chemwami is the 2,312,869th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name Chemwami is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chemwami reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 757,048. In Kenya Chemwami is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 84 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 15 percent reside and Turkana County, where 2 percent reside. Besides Kenya it exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 10 percent reside.
Chemwami Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly 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
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