Chidume Surname

372,836th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chidume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chidume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6501:272,52715,501
Zimbabwe2351:65,6959,890
United States361:10,068,304413,125
England211:2,653,24194,788
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Chidume (47) may also be a first name.

Chidume Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chidume Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Chidume is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chidume? popularity and diffusion

It is the 372,836th most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,575,412 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Chidume live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chidume is also the 1,467,136th most frequently used given name in the world, held by 47 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 650 people, or 1 in 272,527. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Enugu, where 35 percent reside, Lagos, where 20 percent reside and Abia, where 8 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Chidume Last Name Statistics demography

Chidume earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.25% more than the national average, earning $48,865 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Chidhume93214/
Chidueme9350/
Chiduime932/
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Chidaume931/
Chidum9227/
Chidumije888/
Chaidoume882/
Chiduma86249/
Chaidum8617/
Chidome8615/
Chidime8612/
Chiedum862/
Shidume861/
Hidum839/
Cidum834/
Chidhuma8012/
Tshidume802/
Chaidome801/
Chidom77118/
Sidume7757/
Heidum7745/
Kidume7741/
Hiduma7716/
Chedum776/
Hidoum771/
Cidhum771/
Tchaidoum752/
Chidumaya751/
Dchiodoum751/
Khaidoume751/
Chidoma71623/
Haidome7177/
Khoidum7174/
Shiduma7114/
Haidumi7112/
Chidhom7110/
Chidomi715/
Khaidum714/
Cheidom712/
Chiedom712/
Hidhoum712/
Chedoum711/
Khidoum711/
Kidoume711/
Cuidoum711/
Sidhume711/
Kaidume711/
Choydum711/
Chidhoma67142/
Hedum67134/
Sidum6777/
Gidum6738/
Jidum6724/
Chaidoem6716/
Koidumäe679/
Tsaidume678/
Choidoem678/
Chitdoem674/
Sidhoume674/
Hidom674/
Tchedoum673/
Kheidoum673/
Sidoumer672/
Tshiduma672/
Chidomha672/
Chedouma671/
Khaidoum671/
Seidumer671/
Dchedoum671/

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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
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  • 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 Chidume
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