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 found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimija? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chimija is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 commonly used forename worldwide, borne by 11 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania Chimija is mostly concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 67 percent reside, Shinyanga Region, where 17 percent reside and Simiyu Region, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Chimija is found in one country. It also occurs 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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