Chemjong
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Chemjong is a Limbu
Limbu people
The Yakthung or Limbu tribes and clans belong to the Kirati nation or to the Kirat confederation.They are indigenous to the hill and mountainous regions of east Nepal between the Arun and Mechi rivers to as far as Southern Tibet, Bhutan and Sikkim....

 surname. Origin and History of the Name Chemjong comes from the era of Lasahang(LashaHang) Dynasty of Limbuwan
Limbuwan
Limbuwan is an area of the Himalaya historically made up of 10 Limbu kingdoms, all now part of Nepal. Limbuwan means "abode of the Limbus" or "Land of the Limbus". Limbus themselves call Limbuwan "Yakthung Laaje" or "the country of the Yakthungs"...

.. It is most common in Limbuwan
Limbuwan
Limbuwan is an area of the Himalaya historically made up of 10 Limbu kingdoms, all now part of Nepal. Limbuwan means "abode of the Limbus" or "Land of the Limbus". Limbus themselves call Limbuwan "Yakthung Laaje" or "the country of the Yakthungs"...

, East Nepal and Sikkim
Sikkim
Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayan mountains...

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People with the surname

  • Iman Xin Chemjong, Limbu Historian
  • Rakam Chemjong – Politician and member of the Nepalese Parliament is well
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