Chinyem Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Chinyem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 95 | 1:1,864,661 | 66,902 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
Chinyem (215) may also be a first name.
Chinyem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chinyem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chinyem is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinyem? popularity and diffusion
Chinyem is the 1,860,621st most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. Chinyem occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Chinyem are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chinyem is also the 616,131st most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 215 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 1,864,661. In Nigeria Chinyem is most frequent in: Delta, where 39 percent are found, Lagos, where 22 percent are found and Edo, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chineyem | 93 | 13 | / |
| Chinoyem | 93 | 3 | / |
| Chinyim | 86 | 24 | / |
| Chimneam | 80 | 7 | / |
| Chinayim | 80 | 5 | / |
| Chinyiam | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chinayam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chitneam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chinyime | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chynayem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chinneam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hiniym | 77 | 156 | / |
| Henyem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chitniyom | 75 | 691 | / |
| Chainiyom | 75 | 306 | / |
| Chuiniyom | 75 | 58 | / |
| Choiniyom | 75 | 58 | / |
| Tshinyeme | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khinjem | 71 | 38 | / |
| Chengem | 71 | 15 | / |
| Chinaum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zainyem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ciniyam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hinayam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ciniyom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chenayam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chuyneam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chinnaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaingniyom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaineam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoinyime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchegnem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khinayam | 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
- 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 Chinyem
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis