Chimenye Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Chimenye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chimenye (10) may also be a first name.
Chimenye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimenye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chimenye is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chimenye.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimenye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,213,395th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimenye are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chimenye is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 10 people.
The surname Chimenye is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 1,286,520. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and Zambia, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimeneye | 94 | 2 | / |
| Chimenge | 88 | 757 | / |
| Chimegne | 88 | 32 | / |
| Chimenea | 88 | 13 | / |
| Chimenje | 88 | 12 | / |
| Chiminye | 88 | 3 | / |
| Tchimegne | 82 | 13 | / |
| Chimienei | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tchimenie | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimmegne | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cimenej | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cimenei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchimmegne | 78 | 45 | / |
| Chimegnoue | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tcheimegne | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tchuimegne | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chemegne | 75 | 103 | / |
| Chimenou | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chemeneu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chemenei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Himinyer | 75 | 0 | / |
| Tchuimegnie | 74 | 2 | / |
| Tshimenge | 71 | 41 | / |
| Tchemegne | 71 | 15 | / |
| Chemegnie | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hismenier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemeniya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemengei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchemenie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimingey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Jimenea | 67 | 2,265 | / |
| Çimenay | 67 | 16 | / |
| Jimeney | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gimenea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gimeney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemengoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cemenie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchaymegne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Himenou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jimeneu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hemenay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chimenye
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