Chemwenye Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chemwenye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Chemwenye 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
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Chemwenye (10) may also be a first name.

Chemwenye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chemwenye is found most in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chemwenye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Chemwenye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chemwenye live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chemwenye is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.

This surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 1,102,731. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 86 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 7 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 7 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe Chemwenye is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 7 percent live.

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
Chimwenye89201/
Chamwenye89133/
Chemwenge891/
Chiomwenye846/
Chimwenje783,202/
Chimwenya7811/
Chimwenge784/
Chimbenje67648/
Chimbenji564/
Chamwinji561/
Chimwanji561/
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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 Chemwenye
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