Chimezie Surname

20,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,049 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Chimezie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chimezie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria26,8291:6,603795
United States841:4,314,987229,510
England321:1,741,18971,393
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397

Chimezie (66,619) may also be a first name.

Chimezie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chimezie is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chimezie.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimezie? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chimezie is the 20,223rd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 269,420 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chimezie live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 14,487th most common first name on earth, held by 66,619 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 26,829 people, or 1 in 6,603. In Nigeria Chimezie is mostly concentrated in: Imo, where 50 percent are found, Abia, where 13 percent are found and Anambra, where 9 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Chimezie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Chimezie surname are 28.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.25% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chimezie earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.92% less than the national average, earning R 83,352 per year and in United States they earn 24.87% more than the national average, earning $53,881 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
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