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 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
| 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
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- 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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