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 held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chihe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,290,735th most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Chihe live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chihe is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 24 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 1,157,796. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 59 percent reside, Taraba, where 37 percent reside and Lagos, where 2 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Chihe 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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