Chemwi Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chemwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chemwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe501:308,76530,783
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Chemwi (99) may also be a first name.

Chemwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chemwi is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chemwi.

How Common Is The Last Name Chemwi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,689,253rd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chemwi reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chemwi is also the 951,070th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 99 people.

The last name Chemwi is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 308,765. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 46 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 34 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 18 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chemwei92174/
Chemwoi9235/
Chemwai9218/
Chaemwai86298/
Chenwi831,430/
Chemwa83264/
Chembi8336/
Chemwe836/
Chamwi833/
Hemnwi831/
Chimwai771,280/
Chenwei77381/
Chembai7755/
Chomwai7745/
Tchemwe7743/
Chemwey7724/
Cheumwe7720/
Chemwet7710/
Tchembi777/
Chemboi776/
Chemuit775/
Chenwie774/
Chhembi774/
Cheambi773/
Chembei773/
Schembi771/
Cheemui771/
Chemnui771/
Chiemwe771/
Chemwee771/
Chenwai771/
Chemmwe771/
Schemweitz750/
Cembi73824/
Hembi73360/
Hemwa73330/
Henwi7312/
Zemwi732/
Cenwi731/
Chitemwe7182/
Chaemmui714/
Chaimwai712/
Chemwetz712/
Chenhwai711/
Chenwith711/
Chimwich711/
Chaemvai711/
Cheamvai711/
Chienwei711/
Chimwwai711/
Schemway710/
Chimwith710/
Chembe6716,233/
Chimbi671,817/
Chimwe67720/
Chinwi67283/
Chenui67258/
Chimwa67223/
Chamwe67164/
Hemnui67128/
Chemue6795/
Shembi6774/
Hembei6762/
Chomwe6753/
Chenbi6743/
Heimbi6741/
Hemway6722/
Chamvi6721/
Chenwa6718/
Shemui6717/
Shemvi679/
Chimui677/
Zemwai677/
Shemwa676/
Shenwi673/
Hemhwy671/
Shemwe671/
Chomui671/
Hemwet671/
Chemve671/
Chenwe671/
Hembiy671/
Henmbi671/
Semwui671/
Tchemwoue671/
Chamui671/
Chemby671/
Chemwetch671/
Chimvi671/
Cimwai671/
Schenwith670/
Hemuip670/

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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
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  • 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 Chemwi
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