Chevai Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Chevai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 96 | 1:481,041 | 24,996 |
Chevai Demographics
Chevai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chevai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chevai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chevai (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻔﺎﺀ) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Chevai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chevai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,894,523rd most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname Chevai is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chevai are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Chevai is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 481,041. In Kenya Chevai is primarily concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 80 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 9 percent reside and Busia County, where 4 percent reside.
Chevai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Chevai surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chevai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chevai in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﻔﺎﺀ | alshfa | - |
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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 Chevai
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