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 borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimezie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 20,223rd most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 269,420 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 66,619 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 26,829 people, or 1 in 6,603. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Imo, where 50 percent reside, Abia, where 13 percent reside and Anambra, where 9 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it exists in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Chimezie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Chimezie last name is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Chimezie last name are 28.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 81.25% being registered with 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chimezie
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