Chiminye Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Chiminye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chiminye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiminye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chiminye is most common in Cameroon. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiminye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chiminye is the 10,311,814th most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Chiminye are found; 33 percent are found in Central Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Chiminye is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 33 percent live and South Africa, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimenye | 88 | 14 | / |
| Shiminye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chiminje | 88 | 1 | / |
| Himinyer | 88 | 0 | / |
| Chiminjer | 82 | 31 | / |
| Chimeneye | 82 | 2 | / |
| Chimingea | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimienei | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimingey | 82 | 0 | / |
| Kiminye | 80 | 2 | / |
| Siminye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schimminge | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chimenge | 75 | 757 | / |
| Chimegne | 75 | 32 | / |
| Zhiminay | 75 | 22 | / |
| Heiminge | 75 | 17 | / |
| Chimenea | 75 | 13 | / |
| Chimenje | 75 | 12 | / |
| Cheminay | 75 | 6 | / |
| Chiminja | 75 | 5 | / |
| Cheminée | 75 | 3 | / |
| Cheminee | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chiminou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cimenyer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khiminay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chemigne | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cheminie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sheminye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khimainay | 71 | 79 | / |
| Tchimegne | 71 | 13 | / |
| Chimingoi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Cheminées | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chimmegne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemingey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemingei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchimenie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimhinhi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimuunje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimingai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimenye | 67 | 508 | / |
| Tchimmegne | 67 | 45 | / |
| Siminge | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jiminey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jiminea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Simenye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Siminje | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jiminay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Himinou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Siminie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tshiminiyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tcheimegne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchuimegne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keminye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ceminie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimegnoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geminye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seminye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ciminau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiminie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heminge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cimenej | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Chiminye
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