Chimerem Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Chimerem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chimerem Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

Chimerem (102) may also be a first name.

Chimerem Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chimerem Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chimerem is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimerem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Chimerem are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 935,178th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 102 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Abia, where 55 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 36 percent live and Lagos, where 9 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cyprus, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiemerem946/
Chiemeren823/
Kimerem801/
Hemerem801/
Chemeren751/
Chimgern751/
Heimerzheim7447/
Chemereng711/
Schimmern710/
Hemeren6716/
Cimerin676/
Zimeren671/
Simeren671/
Cimmern670/
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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 Chimerem
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