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
The surname Chimeni (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻤﻨﻲ) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chimeni.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimeni? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,730,171st most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Chimeni reside; 43 percent reside in Central Africa and 43 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Chimeni is also the 667,122nd most frequent forename on earth, held by 186 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon Chimeni is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 83 percent reside, Centre Region, where 8 percent reside and West Region, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common 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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