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
Chimay (Marathi: िचमाय, Oriya: ଚିମୟର) is most common in France. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chimay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimay? popularity and diffusion
Chimay is the 1,465,390th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name Chimay occurs mostly in Europe, where 39 percent of Chimay reside; 39 percent reside in Western Europe and 38 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 603,623rd most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 223 people.
The surname is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 1,230,050. In France it is most frequent in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 59 percent live, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 20 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account France Chimay is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 28 percent live and Mexico, where 19 percent live.
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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