Chemya Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Chemya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Chemya (42) may also be a first name.
Chemya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chemya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chemya is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chemya? popularity and diffusion
Chemya is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Chemya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chemya reside; 55 percent reside in Southern Africa and 55 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chemya is also the 1,566,439th most commonly held first name globally, held by 42 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 2,641,654. In Zambia Chemya is mostly concentrated in: Luapula Province, where 67 percent reside, Central Province, where 17 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Zambia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 36 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemyha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chemyat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hemya | 91 | 29 | / |
| Chemoiya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chimya | 83 | 1,212 | / |
| Chomya | 83 | 805 | / |
| Chemia | 83 | 498 | / |
| Chemea | 83 | 28 | / |
| Chamya | 83 | 6 | / |
| Shemya | 83 | 3 | / |
| Khemya | 83 | 3 | / |
| Hemyat | 83 | 2 | / |
| Chemja | 83 | 2 | / |
| Heemya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chemiat | 77 | 745 | / |
| Chemiaa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Chiemyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tchemja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tchemia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chemgea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schemia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kheemya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hemeiya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chemyoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chemiah | 77 | 0 | / |
| Choemaiyah | 75 | 20 | / |
| Hemea | 73 | 268 | / |
| Himya | 73 | 239 | / |
| Gemya | 73 | 45 | / |
| Kemya | 73 | 33 | / |
| Hemia | 73 | 32 | / |
| Hemja | 73 | 26 | / |
| Semya | 73 | 18 | / |
| Jemya | 73 | 7 | / |
| Cimya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Zemya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cemia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chemaiyo | 71 | 136 | / |
| Dzhemyha | 71 | 29 | / |
| Chimayya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chemoiyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemeiyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tcheimia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hemeiyad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemiaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chamia | 67 | 448 | / |
| Hamyah | 67 | 109 | / |
| Chamaheya | 67 | 105 | / |
| Hemeha | 67 | 33 | / |
| Hemiah | 67 | 31 | / |
| Shemia | 67 | 27 | / |
| Semyha | 67 | 24 | / |
| Chimia | 67 | 23 | / |
| Chimea | 67 | 14 | / |
| Himyat | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chamja | 67 | 7 | / |
| Keemya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shemea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shimya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hemmyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khimya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chimmayya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keamya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Seemya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chimja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hemija | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chomia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cemias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chymia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haimya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scemia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shymya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cemeao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemyas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chémia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cemija | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chemya
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