Chimen Surname
Approximately 193 people bear this surname
Chimen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 89 | 1:233,360 | 23,225 |
| France | 35 | 1:1,897,792 | 163,564 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Chimen (788) may also be a first name.
Chimen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chimen (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻤﻦ, Marathi: िचमेन, Russian: Чимен) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,214,709th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Chimen are found; 46 percent are found in Central Africa and 39 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Chimen is also the 291,981st most numerous given name on earth. It is borne by 788 people.
This surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 233,360. In Cameroon Chimen is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 36 percent live, Littoral Region, where 35 percent live and East Region, where 13 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in France, where 18 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.
Chimen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Chimen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Chimen surname fell 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chimen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chimen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻤﻦ | shmn | - |
| Chimen in the Marathi language | ||
| िचमेन | icamena | 50 |
| िचमेण | icamena | 25 |
| चीमेन | cimena | 25 |
| Chimen in the Russian language | ||
| Чимен | cimen | - |
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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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- 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 Chimen
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