Chemwetich Surname

174,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chemwetich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chemwetich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,3521:19,6342,294
Uganda1121:348,56522,932

Chemwetich (410) may also be a first name.

Chemwetich Last Name Facts

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

Chemwetich is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chemwetich? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 174,194th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,957,608 people. The last name Chemwetich is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chemwetich are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 425,605th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 410 people.

Chemwetich is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 2,352 people, or 1 in 19,634. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Baringo County, where 41 percent are found, West Pokot County, where 41 percent are found and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 5 percent are found.

Chemwetich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Chemwetich
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