Chimei Surname
Approximately 2,514 people bear this surname
Chimei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2,512 | 1:50,893 | 4,075 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chimei (1,830) may also be a first name.
Chimei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chimei (Oriya: ଚିେମଇ) occurs most in Japan. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimei? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 171,299th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,898,785 people. Chimei occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Chimei live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 178,359th most widespread first name in the world, held by 1,830 people.
The last name is most numerous in Japan, where it is borne by 2,512 people, or 1 in 50,893. In Japan Chimei is most numerous in: Okinawa Prefecture, where 89 percent live, Osaka Prefecture, where 5 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 3 percent live. Aside from Japan it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chimei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chimei in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚିେମଇ | ciema'i | - |
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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 Chimei
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