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Where Does The Last Name Chime Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Chime (Hindi: छिमे, Marathi: चीमे, Tibetan: འཆི་མེད་) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Chimé. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chime? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 18,596^th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 245,835 people. The last name Chime occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chime live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 135,654^th most common forename worldwide, borne by 2,874 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 28,137 people, or 1 in 6,296. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Enugu, where 61 percent live, Anambra, where 9 percent live and Delta, where 7 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Chime occurs in 61 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Chime Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Chime has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chime surname rose 506 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 593 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chime Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Chime last name is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Chime surname are 26.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Chime earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 30.26% less than the national average, earning R 165,732 per year and in United States they earn 22.71% more than the national average, earning $52,946 USD per year.