Chemwey Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Chemwey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Chemwey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chemwey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chemwey occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chemwey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chemwey is the 4,034,050th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chemwey are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 1,774,513. In Uganda Chemwey is mostly found in: Kapchorwa District, where 64 percent are found, Bukwo District, where 32 percent are found and Kween District, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 8 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 Chemwey
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