Chimere Surname
Approximately 601 people bear this surname
Chimere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 556 | 1:318,602 | 17,544 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
The alternate forms: Chimère (1) & Chimére (1) are calculated separately.
Chimere (3,838) may also be a first name.
Chimere Demographics
Chimere Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Chimere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chimere occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Chimère or Chimére. For other possible spellings of Chimere click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimere? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 536,164th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 12,125,700 people. The surname Chimere is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Chimere live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 113,370th most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 3,838 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 556 people, or 1 in 318,602. In Nigeria Chimere is mostly found in: Lagos, where 28 percent reside, Abia, where 28 percent reside and Enugu, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Chimere Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Chimere earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.63% more than the national average, earning $45,146 USD per year.
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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 Chimere
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