Chimaze Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Chimaze Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Chimaze (28) may also be a first name.
Chimaze Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimaze Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chimaze is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimaze? popularity and diffusion
Chimaze is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimaze reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chimaze is also the 1,994,417th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 28 people.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 47 percent reside, Lagos, where 29 percent reside and Abia, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Chimaze
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