Chembaye Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Chembaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Chembaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chembaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chembaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻤﺒﺎﻱ) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chembaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 11,742,229th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chembaye live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Chembaye is most common in: West Pokot County, where 100 percent are found. Beside Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 50 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chembaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chembaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻤﺒﺎﻱ | shmbay | - |
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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 Chembaye
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