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
The last name Chimenye occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimenye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chimenye is the 5,213,395th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Chimenye is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimenye reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name on earth, held by 10 people.
Chimenye is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 1,286,520. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 100 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe Chimenye is found in 2 countries. It is also found 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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