Tchem Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Tchem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Tchem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tchem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tchem occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchem? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Tchem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Tchem live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Tchem is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 903,003. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 39 percent live, Northwest Region, where 39 percent live and Centre Region, where 4 percent live. Apart from Cameroon Tchem occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 4 percent live and Niger, where 4 percent live.
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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 Tchem
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