Chimalu Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Chimalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chimalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Chimalu (34) may also be a first name.

Chimalu Last Name Facts

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

Chimalu (Oriya: ଚିମାଲୁ) is most common in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimalu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chimalu is the 3,798,600th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Chimalu live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chimalu is also the 1,775,424th most widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 34 people.

The last name Chimalu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Enugu, where 58 percent live, Lagos, where 15 percent live and Abia, where 12 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chimalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chimalu in the Oriya language
ଚିମାଲୁcimalu50
ଚିମାଳୁcimalu50

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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
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  • 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 Chimalu
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