Chewen Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chewen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chewen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya841:549,76126,736
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Chewen (304) may also be a first name.

Chewen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chewen has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chewen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,020,555th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chewen reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Chewen is also the 504,994th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 304 people.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 549,761. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kericho County, where 80 percent reside, Bomet County, where 11 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 5 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Chewen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chewene9213/
Chewein924/
Schewen923/
Chewien921/
Cheween921/
Hewen91483/
Chewn912/
Scheiwen869/
Schewenk862/
Cheweine862/
Schewend861/
Schewent861/
Schiewen860/
Cheben83129/
Shewen8392/
Chiwen8389/
Zhewen834/
Heawen832/
Chewin832/
Ceiwen831/
Chewne831/
Hewien831/
Schewn831/
Chywen831/
Cheewn831/
Schewenck805/
Hewn801/
Cewn801/
Cheebin7730/
Shehwen7727/
Cheewin7724/
Schewin7713/
Chiwene774/
Chaiwen773/
Chihwen773/
Cheiben772/
Sheiwen772/
Tchewin772/
Chewnng771/
Chawwen771/
Schewnk771/
Tcheben771/
Chewynd771/
Cheywin771/
Cheeven770/
Tchewengue751/
Chown733,563/
Heben73214/
Ceben73106/
Zewen73105/
Sewen73104/
Hewin73103/
Kewen7381/
Chawn7312/
Ciwen7310/
Hiwen735/
Chevn732/
Shewn732/
Hhewn731/
Heewn731/
Scheiben71206/
Chaiwaen71114/
Scheeben7150/
Scheyven7129/
Scheiven7112/
Schewing713/
Schheben711/
Shiehwen711/
Schewina711/
Schewinn711/
Tchewine711/
Shehween711/
Chaiwean711/
Scheaben710/
Scheaven710/
Heaven677,053/
Chowin67155/
Zewien67153/
Zeween67122/
Chiben67121/
Scheijven67116/
Chebin6796/
Huiwen6789/
Siewen6776/
Seuwen6766/
Cuiwen6753/
Heeben6748/
Zhiwen6746/
Chiwin6744/
Shiwen6742/
Caiwen6734/
Keween6726/
Chawin6725/
Sewaen6720/
Sheben6712/
Cieben6712/
Chyben6712/
Shewin6711/
Chebyn6711/
Haiwen6710/
Heiven678/
Cheychuen676/
Chawhn674/
Chevng674/
Heiben673/
Ceebin672/
Chowhn672/
Shewne672/
Heeven672/
Keewen671/
Chiswn671/
Ceiven671/
Chevne671/
Hejwin671/
Heaben671/
Hsiwen671/
Heyben671/
Scheewind671/
Seawen671/
Keiwen671/
Kiewen671/
Zeewen671/
Shewem671/
Keuwen671/
Hewine671/
Keywen671/
Kewwen671/
Tchechuen671/
Chiwng671/
Chében671/
Cihuen671/
Ceeven671/
Chethueng671/
Quewen671/
Schywn671/
Sheewn671/
Gehwen671/
Kewenn671/
Ceaven670/
Sciwen670/
Seewen670/

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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 Chewen
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