Cheywa Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Cheywa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
Cheywa Demographics
Cheywa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Cheywa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheywa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cheywa is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheywa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,116,508th most numerous last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Cheywa occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Cheywa live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Cheywa is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 2,788,520. In Uganda Cheywa is most prevalent in: Bukwo District, where 93 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda Cheywa is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 35 percent reside and Bhutan, where 4 percent reside.
Cheywa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily 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 Cheywa
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