Chijama Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Chijama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Chijama (4) may also be a first name.
Chijama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chijama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chijama occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chijama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Chijama occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chijama are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 4 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Chijama is most frequent in: Lagos, where 67 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 33 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Chijama
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