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Cognomen Chime (Chime , Kime ) , all over the world, is a common family name. The surname Chime is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, where it is quite a rare surname, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Nigeria, the United States, and India. Also, Chime is the forename as well as the last name.