Chemwire Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chemwire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chemwire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Chemwire Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chemwire occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chemwire.

How Common Is The Last Name Chemwire? popularity and diffusion

Chemwire is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Chemwire occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chemwire reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Bungoma County, where 33 percent are found, Nandi County, where 33 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 33 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Chemwire occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 40 percent are found.

Chemwire Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Chemwire last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chembire884/
Chimwire881/
Chimwaire827/
Zemwire802/
Chembir801/
Chimwre801/
Chimwere75411/
Tsemwire75108/
Chembere7552/
Chimbire7542/
Shembire751/
Chimware751/
Chamwiri751/
Chembiri751/
Chemmuir751/
Shemwere751/
Chimwaree7127/
Hembir7112/
Chembhere711/
Chenviere710/
Chimbir67168/
Chember6739/
Himbire672/
Jembire672/
Chembyr672/
Chemuer671/
Kemwere671/
Semwere671/
Hembiri671/

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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 Chemwire
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