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 surname Chimija is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimija? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Chimija is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Chimija reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Chimija is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent given name on earth, borne by 11 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 67 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 17 percent live and Simiyu Region, where 17 percent live. Other than Tanzania Chimija is found in one country. It also occurs in Colombia, where 14 percent live.
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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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