Chimema Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chimema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chimema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe651:237,51126,018
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

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

Chimema is found most in Zimbabwe. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimema? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,333,370th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimema reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chimema is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.

Chimema is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 237,511. In Zimbabwe Chimema is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 98 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 2 percent are found. Apart from 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.

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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 Chimema
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