Chimaev Surname

605,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Chimaev Surname User-submission:

Chechen patronymic surname meaning 'son of Chima'

Chimaev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5001:288,24629,770
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Chimaev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Chechen patronymic surname meaning 'son of Chima'

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Chimaev Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chimaev Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chimaev (Russian: Чимаев) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimaev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 605,571st most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,233,488 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Chimaev are found; 95 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 76 percent are found in North Caucasus.

The last name is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 500 people, or 1 in 288,246. In Russia Chimaev is most numerous in: Kabardino-Balkar Republic, where 52 percent reside, Chechen Republic, where 21 percent reside and Mari El Republic, where 7 percent reside. Barring Russia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Chimaev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Chimaev surname is primarily Muslim (90%) in Russia.

In The United States Chimaev are 26.56% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 73.33% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schimaev931/
Chimev92116/
Chimav921/
Shchimaev884/
Chimayeva881/
Chumaev86346/
Shimaev86145/
Chemaev86106/
Zhimaev8618/
Chimeev8614/
Chimiev865/
Khimaev863/
Chymaev863/
Khismaev8027/
Shimgaev804/
Dzhimaev804/
Gimaev772,446/
Simaev77346/
Kimaev77312/
Zimaev77153/
Chimov7756/
Hymaev779/
Hemaev774/
Jimaev771/
Chumev771/
Chumahaev751/
Shemaev71151/
Chumeev71142/
Simgaev7174/
Chaimov7165/
Shymaev7127/
Zhemaev7115/
Hemayev717/
Simhaev716/
Gimayev715/
Chemeev715/
Cimiyev713/
Khimeev713/
Chymyev713/
Chemiev712/
Khimiev712/
Khimoev712/
Kismaev712/
Chumoev712/
Zhymaev711/
Zimajev711/
Dzhemaev6718/
Zhaymaev671/

Chimaev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chimaev in the Russian language
Чимаевcimaev-

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