Chineye Surname
Approximately 560 people bear this surname
Chineye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 556 | 1:318,602 | 17,544 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chineye (23,887) may also be a first name.
Chineye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chineye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chineye occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chineye? popularity and diffusion
Chineye is the 565,092nd most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 13,013,475 people. Chineye is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chineye reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 33,150th most widely held first name globally, borne by 23,887 people.
Chineye is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 556 people, or 1 in 318,602. In Nigeria it is most common in: Abia, where 40 percent live, Rivers, where 13 percent live and Lagos, where 12 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Chineye occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and Iceland, where 0 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 Chineye
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