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
Tchima is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchima? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 469,321st most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,178,137 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tchima reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Tchima is also the 18,503rd most frequently used first name globally, held by 49,946 people.
Tchima is most widespread in Niger, where it is held by 624 people, or 1 in 30,756. In Niger Tchima is mostly concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 57 percent reside, Agadez Region, where 19 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 10 percent reside. Beside Niger this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent reside.
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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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