Cheng'wi Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Cheng'wi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cheng'wi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516

Cheng'wi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cheng'wi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Cheng'wi is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheng'wi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheng'wi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Cheng'wi is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Cheng'wi is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 44 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 44 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 11 percent are found.

Cheng'wi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Cheng'wi last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Cheng'wi
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