Chimaobi Surname

303,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Chimaobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chimaobi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2231:144,8439,230
United States171:21,321,114641,998
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Chimaobi (18,712) may also be a first name.

Chimaobi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chimaobi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimaobi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chimaobi is the 303,577th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,834,704 people. Chimaobi is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chimaobi reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chimaobi is also the 39,741st most prevalent forename on earth, held by 18,712 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,223 people, or 1 in 144,843. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Abia, where 58 percent are found, Rivers, where 8 percent are found and Lagos, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Chimaobi Last Name Statistics demography

Chimaobi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiomaobi943/
Chimaobie941/
Cimaobi931/
Chumaobi883/
Shimaobi883/
Chimoabi881/
Shiomaobi821/
Simaobi801/
Himayoba751/
Shimayoba7121/
Simayoba63110/
Semayobe50139/

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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 Chimaobi
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