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 surname Chemwe is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chemwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chemwe are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring given name internationally It is held by 13 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Chemwe is most numerous in: Uasin Gishu County, where 80 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent reside.
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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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