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

The last name Chime (Hindi: छिमे, Marathi: चीमे, Tibetan: འཆི་མེད་) occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant: Chimé. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 18,596^th most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 245,835 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chime reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 135,654^th most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 2,874 people.

The surname Chime is most frequently used 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 are found, Anambra, where 9 percent are found and Delta, where 7 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it exists in 61 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Chime Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Chime has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 506 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 593 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chime Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Chime surname is predominantly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Chime surname are 26.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.33% 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.