Chimeni Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Chimeni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimeni? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,730,171st most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Chimeni live; 43 percent live in Central Africa and 43 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 667,122nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 186 people.
The surname Chimeni is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon Chimeni is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 83 percent reside, Centre Region, where 8 percent reside and West Region, where 8 percent reside. Besides Cameroon it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent reside and Zambia, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimenyi | 93 | 29 | / |
| Chimheni | 93 | 19 | / |
| Chimegni | 93 | 17 | / |
| Chimmeni | 93 | 3 | / |
| Chimeeni | 93 | 3 | / |
| Chimene | 86 | 6,371 | / |
| Chimini | 86 | 358 | / |
| Chemeni | 86 | 122 | / |
| Cimenei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chimhini | 80 | 369 | / |
| Chimmini | 80 | 52 | / |
| Chimegne | 80 | 32 | / |
| Chiminyi | 80 | 31 | / |
| Chimhene | 80 | 21 | / |
| Chemegni | 80 | 19 | / |
| Chimenea | 80 | 13 | / |
| Cheemeni | 80 | 6 | / |
| Chemenei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chimigni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khaimeni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cheimene | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cimene | 77 | 303 | / |
| Kimeni | 77 | 40 | / |
| Chimhinhi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimmegne | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kimenyi | 71 | 18,227 | / |
| Chemini | 71 | 966 | / |
| Kimenai | 71 | 248 | / |
| Ciminyi | 71 | 130 | / |
| Kimenis | 71 | 68 | / |
| Chemene | 71 | 39 | / |
| Chimine | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kaimeni | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kimengi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khimini | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chimène | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kimegni | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gcemeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cimenej | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qoimeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keimeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quimeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koimeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khemeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaimenyi | 67 | 6,421 | / |
| Chemegne | 67 | 103 | / |
| Khimenes | 67 | 27 | / |
| Khaimini | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chimaine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemmini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemaini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimengai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheminyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiemenij | 67 | 1 | / |
Chimeni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chimeni in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻤﻨﻲ | shmny | 44.44 |
| ﺷﻤﻦ | shmn | 27.78 |
| ﺷﻴﻤﻨﻲ | shymny | 16.67 |
| ﺷﻤﻨﻰ | shmny | 5.56 |
| ﺷﻴﻤﻦ | shymn | 5.56 |
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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
- 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 Chimeni
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