Chemwor Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chemwor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chemwor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3201:144,31211,601
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Chemwor Last Name Facts

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

Chemwor is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chemwor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 802,733rd most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 20,881,220 people. Chemwor is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Chemwor live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Chemwor is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 320 people, or 1 in 144,312. In Kenya Chemwor is primarily found in: Uasin Gishu County, where 52 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 23 percent live and Nandi County, where 20 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Chemwor Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Chemwor surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Chemwor earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.62% more than the national average, earning $47,300 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chemwort930/
Chemworth881/
Chemwar8612/
Chembor861/
Schembor8038/
Hemworth803/
Chembour801/
Cembor7799/
Hembor7717/
Chenwortt750/
Chimbor71659/
Czembor71541/
Chembur7150/
Ciembor7123/
Chinwor7122/
Chymbor7116/
Chembar719/
Hemwart711/
Chamwar711/
Hembhor711/
Hembuor711/
Schimbor6743/
Chenbour6710/
Schenwar678/
Chenward675/
Schembar674/
Chimwart671/
Chitmwar671/
Chimware671/

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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 Chemwor
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