Chiema Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Chiema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 20 | 1:2,308,995 | 36,653 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Chiema (15) may also be a first name.
Chiema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chiema occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chiema.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiema? popularity and diffusion
Chiema is the 3,543,123rd most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Chiema are found; 65 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Chiema is also the 2,900,335th most common forename in the world It is held by 15 people.
This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 2,308,995. In Kenya Chiema is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 45 percent live, Nairobi County, where 45 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 5 percent live. Beside Kenya it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 19 percent live and Pakistan, where 10 percent live.
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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 Chiema
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