Chimay Surname
Approximately 145 people bear this surname
Chimay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 54 | 1:1,230,050 | 127,496 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Mexico | 27 | 1:4,597,267 | 27,985 |
| Bolivia | 11 | 1:965,130 | 4,776 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
Chimay (223) may also be a first name.
Chimay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chimay (Marathi: िचमाय, Oriya: ଚିମୟର) occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Chimay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chimay is the 1,465,390th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. Chimay occurs mostly in Europe, where 39 percent of Chimay reside; 39 percent reside in Western Europe and 38 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Chimay is also the 603,623rd most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 223 people.
The surname Chimay is most frequent in France, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 1,230,050. In France Chimay is most common in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 59 percent are found, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 20 percent are found and Centre-Val de Loire, where 19 percent are found. Apart from France this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found and Mexico, where 19 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chimay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chimay in the Marathi language | ||
| िचमाय | icamaya | 60 |
| चािनमय | cainamaya | 20 |
| चीमय | cimaya | 20 |
| Chimay in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚିମୟର | cimayara | 50 |
| ଚିମାୟ | cimaya | 50 |
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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 Chimay
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