Chimeke Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Chimeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chimeke (58) may also be a first name.
Chimeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chimeke is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chimeke.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimeke? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chimeke is the 2,605,694th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name Chimeke occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimeke reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chimeke is also the 1,295,729th most prevalent forename internationally, held by 58 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 3,280,421. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 30 percent live, Delta, where 20 percent live and Edo, where 17 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.
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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 Chimeke
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