Chimya Surname

310,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chimya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chimya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia7771:20,3992,253
Tanzania4331:122,26711,592
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chimya (51) may also be a first name.

Chimya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chimya Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chimya (Hindi: चिमया) is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 310,758th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,012,827 people. The last name Chimya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimya are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequent given name internationally It is held by 51 people.

The surname Chimya is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 777 people, or 1 in 20,399. In Zambia Chimya is most numerous in: Copperbelt Province, where 26 percent live, Central Province, where 20 percent live and Northern Province, where 17 percent live. Outside of Zambia it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 36 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Himya91239/
Cimya914/
Chimayya864/
Chumya83272/
Chimia8323/
Chimea8314/
Chemya8311/
Himyat837/
Shimya835/
Khimya834/
Chimja832/
Haimya831/
Chimmayya803/
Chimeea7720/
Chaimea7718/
Tchimia7715/
Chimyoo778/
Chaimia778/
Chuimia778/
Chimija777/
Chimjai772/
Chimiad772/
Himeiya772/
Chimiat772/
Chihmea771/
Chimmia771/
Schimia771/
Shaimya771/
Chiemyo771/
Chimyot771/
Chemyat771/
Chemyha771/
Chummya771/
Kimya732,962/
Simya73809/
Cimia73288/
Cimea7394/
Hemya7329/
Himja739/
Himia734/
Himyo732/
Jimya731/
Zimya731/
Chaimiad714/
Himaiyah713/
Chaimjai712/
Chuimjai711/
Chaimyoo711/
Chemoiya711/
Tcheimia711/
Tchimiha711/
Chumaiya711/
Scimia671,216/
Chimeo67769/
Chemia67498/
Chumaiyah67186/
Shimea67172/
Chumia67108/
Shimyo6771/
Haimia6742/
Chemea6728/
Saimya6719/
Himeah678/
Chaimaiyo676/
Chumyo676/
Shimmayya675/
Khimia674/
Shemya673/
Shimja673/
Simmya673/
Khemya673/
Hemyat672/
Chemja672/
Kaimya672/
Chimio671/
Coimea671/
Heemya671/
Jimyea671/
Himija671/
Chumhaiya671/
Chymia671/
Simyaa671/
Soimya671/
Shymya671/
Shimia671/
Chémia671/
Himmia670/

Chimya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chimya in the Hindi language
चिमयाcimaya50
चिम्याcimya50

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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 Chimya
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