Jimeh Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Jimeh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 83 | 1:2,134,250 | 73,634 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Jimeh (35) may also be a first name.
Jimeh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jimeh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jimeh occurs most in Nigeria. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jimeh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,894,523rd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname Jimeh occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Jimeh live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequent forename globally, held by 35 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 2,134,250. In Nigeria Jimeh is most numerous in: Benue, where 59 percent live, Borno, where 27 percent live and Lagos, where 10 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Jimeh is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 10 percent live and Liberia, where 2 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 Jimeh
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