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
Jimeh is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jimeh? popularity and diffusion
Jimeh is the 1,894,523rd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Jimeh are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jimeh is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 35 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 2,134,250. In Nigeria Jimeh is most frequent in: Benue, where 59 percent are found, Borno, where 27 percent are found and Lagos, where 10 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 10 percent are found and Liberia, where 2 percent are found.
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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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