Chemwe Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Chemwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chemwe (13) may also be a first name.
Chemwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chemwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chemwe is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chemwe? popularity and diffusion
Chemwe is the 7,593,402nd most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chemwe live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, held by 13 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Chemwe is most numerous in: Uasin Gishu County, where 80 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Chemwe occurs in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent are found.
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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 Chemwe
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