Chemweno Surname

156,103rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chemweno Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chemweno Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,7951:16,5221,984
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Chemweno (197) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Chemweno Demographics

Chemweno Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 21 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Chemweno Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chemweno Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chemweno is found most frequently in Kenya. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chemweno? popularity and diffusion

Chemweno is the 156,103rd most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,597,130 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chemweno are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Chemweno is also the 646,152nd most widely held first name on earth, borne by 197 people.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 2,795 people, or 1 in 16,522. In Kenya Chemweno is most frequent in: Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 51 percent live, Uasin Gishu County, where 27 percent live and Baringo County, where 7 percent live. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Chemweno Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Chemweno last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chemwena8815/
Chimweno881/
Chemueno881/
Chimwena751/
Chemwina751/
Chemwaina711/
Kimweno6795/
Kemwena671/
Kimwena5350/
Cimuena5321/
Kimbeno531/
Kimwino531/
Kimuenho501/
Kimwenga501/
Show All Similar Surnames

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Chemweno
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis