Chemwo Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Chemwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Chemwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chemwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chemwo occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chemwo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Chemwo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chemwo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Chemwo is most numerous in: Kapchorwa District, where 67 percent are found and Kanungu District, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemwoi | 92 | 35 | / |
| Chemwou | 92 | 9 | / |
| Tchemwo | 92 | 2 | / |
| Chemwot | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chembo | 83 | 7,973 | / |
| Chemwa | 83 | 264 | / |
| Chenwo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Chemvo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cheembo | 77 | 1,032 | / |
| Chembou | 77 | 239 | / |
| Tchembo | 77 | 28 | / |
| Tchemwa | 77 | 14 | / |
| Chemboi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Hemwood | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tchimwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cheumwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cembo | 73 | 1,411 | / |
| Hemwa | 73 | 330 | / |
| Hembo | 73 | 145 | / |
| Kemwo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tchembou | 71 | 73 | / |
| Chisimwo | 71 | 28 | / |
| Shemwood | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chenwood | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chienwou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemwach | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ceamwood | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chimbo | 67 | 12,508 | / |
| Chinwo | 67 | 1,042 | / |
| Shembo | 67 | 731 | / |
| Chemba | 67 | 650 | / |
| Chimwa | 67 | 223 | / |
| Chamwa | 67 | 138 | / |
| Chomwa | 67 | 60 | / |
| Hjembo | 67 | 48 | / |
| Chenbo | 67 | 43 | / |
| Chenwa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Shemwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Czembo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hembou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chimvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchemouho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhemwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Henwos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chenuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hemboj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tcheambou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hemwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hemboh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzemwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hemboy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Chemwo
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