Chenwi Surname

272,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Chenwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chenwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,4131:14,6991,994
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chenwi (31) may also be a first name.

Chenwi Last Name Facts

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

Chenwi is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chenwi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chenwi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chenwi is the 272,239th most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,096,186 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chenwi live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 31 people.

It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,413 people, or 1 in 14,699. In Cameroon Chenwi is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 62 percent live, Southwest Region, where 18 percent live and Littoral Region, where 8 percent live. Other than Cameroon this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 0 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chenwei92381/
Chenwie924/
Chenwai921/
Tchenwi921/
Henwi9112/
Cenwi911/
Chenhwai861/
Chenwith861/
Chienwei861/
Chinwi83283/
Chenui83258/
Chemwi8352/
Chenbi8343/
Chanwi8336/
Chenwa8318/
Shenwi833/
Chenwe831/
Hemnwi831/
Chonwi831/
Schenwith800/
Chemwei77174/
Chenbai77141/
Chenhui7786/
Shenwai7747/
Chemwoi7735/
Chemwai7718/
Shenwei7712/
Chanwai778/
Cheinwa777/
Chinwei775/
Chinwai775/
Chenbei775/
Hseenwi774/
Sheenwi773/
Chenway772/
Chegnui772/
Chenwea771/
Cheinwe771/
Chanwei771/
Tchenui771/
Chonwai771/
Chanwih771/
Chehnui771/
Chenuie771/
Chinwie771/
Cheanbi771/
Chemnui771/
Chenhwa771/
Chenwez771/
Kenwi73206/
Henvi7393/
Henwa7379/
Henbi7335/
Genwi7329/
Henwe7325/
Senwi738/
Henwy732/
Cenbi732/
Henui731/
Schenuit7135/
Cheanwea7114/
Chienwea714/
Chenweth711/
Tchenbai711/
Chuinwei711/
Sheenwgi711/
Chenveit710/
Chinwe672,648/
Chinwa67241/
Schönweiß67182/
Hemnui67128/
Chenue6747/
Chanui6745/
Chembi6736/
Shenwe6723/
Kenwai6721/
Chinui6715/
Schönweiz6713/
Henvit6712/
Saenwi6712/
Schönweis6712/
Chenva678/
Henway676/
Chemwe676/
Henweh675/
Chinvi674/
Jenwai673/
Shenui673/
Kenwie673/
Keenwi673/
Henvis672/
Chanwe672/
Senwei672/
Chinbi672/
Henuis672/
Henbai672/
Heinwa672/
Heenui671/
Kuenwi671/
Seenwi671/
Kenwii671/
Hinwei671/
Henmbi671/
Zuenwi671/
Sehnwi671/
Senwui671/
Dzenwi671/
Chanvi671/
Chynwe671/
Zeenwi671/
Heenwe670/
Cenway670/

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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 Chenwi
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