Chetima Surname
Approximately 7,526 people bear this surname
Chetima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3,017 | 1:6,884 | 849 |
| Niger | 2,549 | 1:7,529 | 609 |
| Chad | 1,926 | 1:7,057 | 1,004 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Chétima (14) are calculated separately.
Chetima (5,181) may also be a first name.
Chetima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chetima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chetima (Russian: Чэтима) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Chétima. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chetima? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 66,242nd most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 968,316 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chetima are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Chetima is also the 94,101st most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 5,181 people.
Chetima is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3,017 people, or 1 in 6,884. In Cameroon Chetima is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 84 percent are found, Centre Region, where 7 percent are found and North Region, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 34 percent are found and Chad, where 26 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chetima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chetima in the Russian language | ||
| Чэтима | cetima | - |
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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 Chetima
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