Chimija Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Chimija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
Chimija (11) may also be a first name.
Chimija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chimija is most common in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimija? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most widespread last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Chimija live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.
Chimija is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 67 percent reside, Shinyanga Region, where 17 percent reside and Simiyu Region, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Colombia, where 14 percent reside.
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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 Chimija
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