Chimeni Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Chimeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chimeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chimeni (186) may also be a first name.

Chimeni Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chimeni Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chimeni (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻤﻨﻲ) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimeni? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,730,171st most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Chimeni are found; 43 percent are found in Central Africa and 43 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Chimeni is also the 667,122nd most widely held first name world-wide, held by 186 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon Chimeni is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 83 percent reside, Centre Region, where 8 percent reside and West Region, where 8 percent reside. Other than Cameroon Chimeni occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent reside and Zambia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chimenyi9329/
Chimheni9319/
Chimegni9317/
Chimmeni933/
Chimeeni933/
Chimene866,371/
Chimini86358/
Chemeni86122/
Cimenei861/
Chimhini80369/
Chimmini8052/
Chimegne8032/
Chiminyi8031/
Chimhene8021/
Chemegni8019/
Chimenea8013/
Cheemeni806/
Chemenei801/
Chimigni801/
Khaimeni801/
Cheimene801/
Cimene77303/
Kimeni7740/
Chimhinhi751/
Chimmegne751/
Kimenyi7118,227/
Chemini71966/
Kimenai71248/
Ciminyi71130/
Kimenis7168/
Chemene7139/
Chimine719/
Kaimeni716/
Kimengi715/
Khimini715/
Chimène714/
Kimegni712/
Gcemeni711/
Cimenej711/
Qoimeni711/
Keimeni711/
Quimeni711/
Koimeni711/
Khemeni711/
Kaimenyi676,421/
Chemegne67103/
Khimenes6727/
Khaimini674/
Chimaine671/
Chemmini671/
Chemaini671/
Kimengai671/
Cheminyi671/
Kiemenij671/

Chimeni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chimeni in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺷﻤﻨﻲshmny44.44
ﺷﻤﻦshmn27.78
ﺷﻴﻤﻨﻲshymny16.67
ﺷﻤﻨﻰshmny5.56
ﺷﻴﻤﻦshymn5.56

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chimeni
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