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 last name Jimeh occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jimeh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,894,523rd most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. 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. Jimeh is also the 1,744,716th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 35 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 2,134,250. In Nigeria Jimeh is mostly found in: Benue, where 59 percent live, Borno, where 27 percent live and Lagos, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists 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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