Chimeze Surname

245,548th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Chimeze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chimeze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,5981:110,8537,385
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Chimeze (1,006) may also be a first name.

Chimeze Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chimeze occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimeze? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 245,548th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,495,710 people. The surname Chimeze is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimeze live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 253,646th most numerous first name globally, borne by 1,006 people.

The surname Chimeze is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,598 people, or 1 in 110,853. In Nigeria Chimeze is most prevalent in: Kano, where 50 percent are found, Imo, where 8 percent are found and Rivers, where 6 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Chimeze Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Chimeze surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chimezie9327,049/
Chimaeze93287/
Chimieze9315/
Chimeize9313/
Chiemeze937/
Chimezeh937/
Chimezer936/
Chimezei934/
Chimezea934/
Chimedze933/
Chimezee931/
Himeze921/
Cimeze921/
Chiemezie88268/
Chimiezie8814/
Chimaezie887/
Chimeizie886/
Chimezieh884/
Chimeezie882/
Chimeizei881/
Chimerzie881/
Chiemieze881/
Chimeyzie881/
Chimese861,029/
Chimeza86466/
Chimezi8647/
Chimaze8620/
Chimize864/
Chimeje862/
Chumeze861/
Chemeze861/
Chiemiezie821/
Chimedza804,333/
Chimetse8094/
Chimedzi8069/
Chimegee8019/
Chemezie8013/
Chimesie8010/
Chiomese807/
Chimaezi805/
Chimesse803/
Chimadze801/
Chimezha801/
Chimidze801/
Csimezie801/
Chiemezi801/
Chimeche801/
Cihmezie801/
Schimize801/
Chymedze801/
Chjmezie801/
Kimeze771,867/
Simeze7737/
Jimeze7717/
Zimeze771/
Chimhadze7513/
Schimizze757/
Chimaidze751/
Chimhedza751/
Chiemedza751/
Chiemeizi751/
Chimazi71249/
Chemese71110/
Chemeza7193/
Chimeca7152/
Kimezze7148/
Chimase7111/
Chimiza7110/
Kimeeze716/
Chimesa714/
Chemize714/
Chimegi713/
Chimise713/
Chimizi712/
Shimese712/
Caimese711/
Scimeza711/
Himaize711/
Simezeu711/
Schimmeger711/
Schimmejer711/
Tchimetche711/
Chemege711/
Chemeje711/
Chimedtsee711/
Himeche711/
Chimyse711/
Chemaze711/
Chimejy711/
Chimidzi67267/
Chimigea67234/
Chimidza67158/
Himmeger6738/
Chimazie6738/
Chimeshi6726/
Khimeche6718/
Chimizie6715/
Chimetsi6710/
Schimice677/
Chemeche674/
Chimesha674/
Schimizi673/
Tshimese673/
Chitmeechai672/
Kimeidze671/
Chaimise671/
Chemedza671/
Chemezoa671/
Chumadze671/
Chumidze671/
Shimizeu671/
Chimaije671/
Shimisee671/
Simezier671/
Chiemesi671/
Chemeget671/
Chemidze671/
Chemiese671/
Chimiche671/
Chimiesa671/
Shemezie671/
Shimizer671/

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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 Chimeze
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