Chimema Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Chimema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 65 | 1:237,511 | 26,018 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chimema (13) may also be a first name.
Chimema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chimema is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimema? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,333,370th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimema are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 13 people.
The last name Chimema is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 237,511. In Zimbabwe Chimema is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 98 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimeuma | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chiemema | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chimemah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chimama | 86 | 291 | / |
| Chimeme | 86 | 30 | / |
| Chimoma | 86 | 10 | / |
| Chemema | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chimima | 86 | 2 | / |
| Cimiema | 86 | 1 | / |
| Schuitmema | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimaima | 80 | 66 | / |
| Chiememe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chimemes | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chimamma | 80 | 2 | / |
| Himemath | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zimema | 77 | 782 | / |
| Kimema | 77 | 105 | / |
| Simema | 77 | 99 | / |
| Himima | 77 | 7 | / |
| Himemi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jimema | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ximema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chuimeimi | 75 | 21 | / |
| Chimmamma | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chiemaema | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chemama | 71 | 1,026 | / |
| Chimomo | 71 | 403 | / |
| Simiema | 71 | 101 | / |
| Saimema | 71 | 23 | / |
| Chemima | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chimimi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hemeema | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chemime | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chimamo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chememe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shemema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hemimma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scimemo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Humaemah | 67 | 57 | / |
| Chemamah | 67 | 38 | / |
| Chehmama | 67 | 33 | / |
| Chaimamo | 67 | 32 | / |
| Chemmama | 67 | 26 | / |
| Shemeema | 67 | 17 | / |
| Chemimet | 67 | 17 | / |
| Haimimah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kimemaih | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kimemhea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chemmeme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jheimima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chememys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimhamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemaema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemayme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hemeimma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemahma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimomoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemmime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheamama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siemiema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchememo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chummamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuemamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemaima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheumamo | 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
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- 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 Chimema
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