Chmia Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Morocco

Chmia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chmia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Chmia (15) may also be a first name.

Chmia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chmia is most common in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chmia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chmia live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chmia is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 15 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ebonyi, where 33 percent reside and Rivers, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Chmia is found in one country. It is also found in Morocco, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chmiaa916/
Schmia911/
Chmioa911/
Hmia892/
Schmiad833/
Chmea8032/
Shmia8014/
Khmia808/
Cmiha802/
Hmiad801/
Chmyha73203/
Chmeňa7315/
Schmio737/
Chmiot731/
Schmea730/
Jmia67122/
Schmiot6772/
Smia6756/
Zmia6721/
Hmya677/
Hmja676/
Cmya671/
Xmia671/
Hmiajjh671/
Hmaiyad671/
Shmiadt670/

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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 Chmia
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