Chewen Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Chewen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 84 | 1:549,761 | 26,736 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Chewen (304) may also be a first name.
Chewen Demographics
Chewen Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chewen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chewen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chewen occurs most in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chewen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chewen is the 2,020,555th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 numerous first name internationally It is held by 304 people.
The last name Chewen is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 549,761. In Kenya Chewen is most frequent in: Kericho County, where 80 percent reside, Bomet County, where 11 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 5 percent reside. Other than Kenya this surname is found 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 Chewen surname is chiefly 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 Chewen
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