Tchima Surname
Approximately 716 people bear this surname
Tchima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 624 | 1:30,756 | 1,739 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Ivory Coast | 38 | 1:607,138 | 17,958 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Tchima (49,946) may also be a first name.
Tchima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tchima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tchima occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchima? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 469,321st most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 10,178,137 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tchima live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 18,503rd most frequent first name at a global level, held by 49,946 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 624 people, or 1 in 30,756. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 57 percent are found, Agadez Region, where 19 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Niger this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 5 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 Tchima
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