Chiyem Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Chiyem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 80 | 1:2,214,284 | 75,532 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Chiyem (314) may also be a first name.
Chiyem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiyem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chiyem occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiyem? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chiyem is the 2,091,648th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiyem reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 495,703rd most frequently held given name at a global level. It is borne by 314 people.
The surname Chiyem is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 2,214,284. In Nigeria Chiyem is most prevalent in: Delta, where 74 percent reside, Edo, where 11 percent reside and Lagos, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 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 Chiyem
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