Chihe Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Chihe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 153 | 1:1,157,796 | 47,225 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chihe (24) may also be a first name.
Chihe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chihe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chihe (Marathi: चीहे) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chihe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,290,735th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Chihe live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 24 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 1,157,796. In Nigeria Chihe is most common in: Benue, where 59 percent reside, Taraba, where 37 percent reside and Lagos, where 2 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 9 percent reside and Algeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chihe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chihe in the Marathi language | ||
| चीहे | cihe | - |
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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 Chihe
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