Chimega Surname
Approximately 345 people bear this surname
Chimega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 344 | 1:134,244 | 11,002 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Chimega (14) may also be a first name.
Chimega Demographics
Chimega Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chimega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chimega is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimega? popularity and diffusion
It is the 809,613th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 21,123,321 people. Chimega occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimega live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used forename internationally, held by 14 people.
Chimega is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 344 people, or 1 in 134,244. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kwale County, where 55 percent live, Kilifi County, where 41 percent live and Mombasa County, where 3 percent live. Not including Kenya Chimega occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Chimega Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiomega | 93 | 1 | / |
| Himega | 92 | 2 | / |
| Chimhenga | 88 | 141 | / |
| Tchuimega | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chimoga | 86 | 244 | / |
| Chimaga | 86 | 35 | / |
| Cimiega | 86 | 7 | / |
| Chemega | 86 | 5 | / |
| Chimegi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Chimego | 86 | 2 | / |
| Scimega | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chimgege | 80 | 272 | / |
| Chimhoga | 80 | 242 | / |
| Chimigea | 80 | 234 | / |
| Chimagai | 80 | 163 | / |
| Ciemiega | 80 | 114 | / |
| Chimegee | 80 | 19 | / |
| Chimhaga | 80 | 10 | / |
| Chemegai | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chaimaga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchemega | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jimega | 77 | 176 | / |
| Kimega | 77 | 100 | / |
| Simega | 77 | 32 | / |
| Cimiga | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hemega | 77 | 4 | / |
| Šimega | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chiemiego | 75 | 16 | / |
| Chimhinga | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chimhengo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimainga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dzimega | 71 | 13 | / |
| Chemaga | 71 | 8 | / |
| Chimogo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Shimiga | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sismega | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shemega | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cemegas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimago | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemege | 71 | 1 | / |
| Himmeger | 67 | 38 | / |
| Cheumaga | 67 | 23 | / |
| Dzhimiga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chemegho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemeghe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemeget | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siemegap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzhemega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemeigo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seimegha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemgege | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimhogo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemagai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chimega
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