Chima is used as a family name or surname in Nigeria. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Chima
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Nigeria
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Chima

How popular is Chima?

Chima is common in Nigeria.

Chima is ranked 6277 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Chimas grew by 49.74619 per cent to 590 since 2000 and ranked 37691 after elevating 12274 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 40.51 41.88
Black 28.98 24.62
Hispanic or Latino 14.75 6.85
White 12.03 15.74
Chima is quite popular family name mostly used in Nigeria while Malawi is ahead in terms of density. Around 86833 people have been found who wears Chima as their family name. Chima is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
153,990 Australia7
3,949 Botswana3
10,329 Pakistan3
78,945 Argentina3
6,270 Hong Kong3
4,899 Ivory Coast3
18,114 Algeria3
118,441 Germany2
19,093 Finland2
44,018 Poland2
19,046 Ireland2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
5,139 Bolivia2
13,552 Qatar2
18,035 Egypt2
7,292 Vietnam1
62,864 New Zealand1
18,969 Wales1
880 Djibouti1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
53,505 Turkey1
28,365 Kenya1
29,046 Japan1
49,529 Israel1
29,595 Iran1
42,479 Greece1
3,993 El Salvador1
12,741 Ecuador1
4,249 Cambodia1
16,073 Latvia1
4,942 Libya1
14,644 Tunisia1
4,435 Togo1
1,005 The Gambia1
7,895 South Korea1
36,678 Singapore1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
118,015 Netherlands1
38,830 Morocco1
6,033 Benin1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,398 France49
11,040 Scotland39
227,902 Russia37
124,645 Ukraine30
1,378 Iceland29
23,443 Norway26
3,546 Senegal21
7,162 Thailand15
113,815 Kazakhstan14
393,760 Indonesia12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
13,010 Venezuela100
92,589 Brazil79
72,056 Italy78
33,773 Spain69
Countries with hundreds of Chima:
3,149 Ghana959
7,965 England844
42,426 United States649
5,446 Cameroon595
8,675 Zimbabwe221
10,174 Romania209
27,867 South Africa201
19,046 Mexico183
20,300 Canada176
11,447 Malaysia152
12,632 Peru114
Countries with thousands of Chima:
199 Malawi9,291
799 Zambia2,108
2,530 Tanzania2,104
21,644 India1,879
2,334 Colombia1,223
Countries with ten thousands of Chima:
370 Nigeria65,261
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Chima Namesakes

  • Nwakanwa Chimaobi, Politician
  • Laura Arianna Chimaras Martinez, Actor
  • Austin Chima, Film producer
  • Krystyna Chimanienko, Film actress
  • Daniel Chima Chukwu, Soccer player
  • Sashi Chimala, Screenwriter
  • Teppei Chimatsuri, Drummer
  • Yanis Chimaras, Actor
  • Daniel Chima Chukwu, Soccer player
  • Cinda Williams Chima, Author

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