Chenepe Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Israel

Chenepe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chenepe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1691:320,57830,241
Israel1231:69,5748,611

Chenepe (22) may also be a first name.

Chenepe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chenepe is found most in South Africa. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chenepe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 910,497th most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Chenepe are found; 58 percent are found in Southern Africa and 58 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 22 people.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 320,578. In South Africa Chenepe is most prevalent in: North West, where 87 percent are found, Gauteng, where 11 percent are found and Limpopo, where 1 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Israel, where 42 percent are found.

Chenepe Last Name Statistics demography

Chenepe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.54% less than the national average, earning R 162,684 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chenep923/
Henepe922/
Cenepe920/
Hennepe8629/
Chinepe8620/
Henep8314/
Chineppe80258/
Tshenepe8039/
Chennepa801/
Chemhepe801/
Henephie800/
Hennepee800/
Hennepey800/
Hennep77270/
Chenev7764/
Senepe7756/
Shenep7730/
Kenepe7717/
Cenepa776/
Chenyp771/
Cheneb771/
Henept771/
Chinep771/
Genepe771/
Henepy770/
Zenepe770/
Chenneppa751/
Chennappe751/
Schienepf750/
Schineppe750/
Schenev7141/
Chanape7114/
Sheneeb715/
Cenepha713/
Chinipe712/
Chonape711/
Chenheb711/
Cheneyb711/
Cheynev711/
Sheneev711/
Hetingnepe711/
Henepai711/
Senepez711/
Dzhenep711/
Henniep711/
Senepes711/
Schenip710/
Keneppe710/
Henephy710/
Hennepy710/
Genep67767/
Senep67123/
Cenev6747/
Chinaipe677/
Henev675/
Jenep673/
Hineapie671/
Kenepper671/
Senephep671/
Hennipez671/
Schenipf670/

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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 Chenepe
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