Chimev Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Chimev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chimev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1131:61,7604,072
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Chimev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chimev (Russian: Чимев) is carried by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,691,963rd most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Chimev reside; 97 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 61,760. In Bulgaria it is primarily concentrated in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 69 percent live, Sofia City Province, where 12 percent live and Kyustendil Province, where 8 percent live. Barring Bulgaria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live and Cuba, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chimaev92512/
Chimeva92120/
Chimeev9214/
Chimiev925/
Tchimev923/
Schimeev867/
Chimov8356/
Chimiv834/
Shimev831/
Chumev831/
Chimav831/
Cimeva831/
Chumaev77346/
Chumeev77142/
Chemaev77106/
Chaimov7765/
Shimeev7715/
Shimiev777/
Chemeev775/
Khimeev773/
Chymaev773/
Chumoev772/
Chemiev772/
Khimiev772/
Schemev771/
Schimef771/
Schimew770/
Simev738/
Kimev734/
Čimev733/
Himef732/
Cimef731/
Dzhimiev71120/
Shaimiev7125/
Khismeev7112/
Dzhimeev718/
Chumov67466/
Chemov67169/
Simeva67100/
Kimeev6765/
Gimeev6720/
Shemev6711/
Zimeev678/
Tsimev676/
Kimeva674/
Chemiv673/
Khymev672/
Chymov672/
Zhemev672/
Simeev672/
Joimev671/
Jaimev671/
Ziemev671/
Zimiev671/
Zaimev671/

Chimev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chimev in the Russian language
Чимевcimev-

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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 Chimev
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