Chieji Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Chieji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 103 | 1:1,719,833 | 63,088 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Chieji (16) may also be a first name.
Chieji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chieji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chieji is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chieji? popularity and diffusion
Chieji is the 1,806,862nd most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chieji live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chieji is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread forename throughout the world It is held by 16 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 1,719,833. In Nigeria Chieji is most numerous in: Lagos, where 29 percent reside, Niger, where 20 percent reside and Adamawa, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Benin, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Chieji
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