Chama Forename
28,385th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 29,334 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Zambia
Chama Forename Definition:
Chama is a given name of the Senga tribe, meaning: to stand in line.
Chama Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 65% | 6,869 | 1:176,864 | 18,924 |
| Morocco | 93% | 5,814 | 1:5,908 | 588 |
| Ethiopia | 86% | 4,739 | 1:20,587 | 2,690 |
| Zambia | - | 4,218 | 1:3,759 | 582 |
| Algeria | 87% | 2,430 | 1:15,711 | 1,049 |
| Nepal | 71% | 1,806 | 1:15,774 | 1,597 |
| Niger | 56% | 600 | 1:31,973 | 1,887 |
| DR Congo | 85% | 459 | 1:160,844 | 7,531 |
| Mauritania | 97% | 346 | 1:11,836 | 992 |
| Nigeria | 82% | 313 | 1:567,298 | 17,144 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 286 | 1:72,724 | 6,418 |
| Tanzania | 91% | 232 | 1:227,536 | 8,968 |
| Malawi | 100% | 190 | 1:90,065 | 5,143 |
| France | 100% | 140 | 1:474,788 | 5,254 |
| United States | 92% | 123 | 1:2,947,455 | 43,328 |
| Spain | 100% | 101 | 1:460,693 | 6,078 |
| Thailand | 81% | 91 | 1:769,954 | 31,294 |
| Congo | 50% | 59 | 1:84,902 | 5,686 |
| Haiti | 100% | 47 | 1:228,233 | 9,834 |
| Pakistan | 95% | 37 | 1:5,252,910 | 49,722 |
| England | 71% | 37 | 1:1,502,782 | 21,359 |
| South Africa | 100% | 30 | 1:1,817,755 | 56,088 |
| Zimbabwe | 58% | 29 | 1:531,856 | 23,445 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 27 | 1:854,664 | 26,622 |
| Botswana | 100% | 26 | 1:84,017 | 7,219 |
| Qatar | 67% | 26 | 1:91,139 | 11,761 |
| Tunisia | 100% | 25 | 1:27,076 | 1,802 |
| Cambodia | 80% | 22 | 1:739,697 | 13,291 |
| Belgium | 100% | 20 | 1:574,502 | 8,765 |
| Afghanistan | 55% | 18 | 1:1,812,418 | 16,974 |
| Bhutan | 90% | 14 | 1:58,923 | 1,752 |
| Brazil | 100% | 14 | 1:15,302,582 | 163,580 |
| Kenya | 50% | 12 | 1:3,858,926 | 23,691 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 12 | 1:595,999 | 19,549 |
| Russia | 75% | 12 | 1:12,019,475 | 42,911 |
| Indonesia | - | 11 | 1:23,451,243 | 565,442 |
| Chad | 100% | 9 | 1:1,510,933 | 6,264 |
| Tajikistan | 67% | 9 | 1:930,547 | 3,856 |
| Malaysia | 64% | 7 | 1:4,349,991 | 105,289 |
| Uganda | 80% | 5 | 1:8,191,384 | 58,906 |
| Canada | - | 5 | 1:6,626,674 | 58,631 |
| Sweden | 80% | 5 | 1:1,971,581 | 30,505 |
| Portugal | - | 4 | 1:2,602,716 | 8,189 |
| Colombia | - | 3 | 1:15,926,309 | 51,235 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 3 | 1:2,717,438 | 132,395 |
| Norway | - | 3 | 1:1,710,776 | 19,445 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| Taiwan | - | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Argentina | 100% | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 2 | 1:680,710 | 23,658 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 2 | 1:3,495,195 | 19,668 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 2 | 1:15,100,946 | 147,145 |
| Panama | - | 2 | 1:1,953,278 | 31,007 |
| Namibia | - | 2 | 1:1,202,090 | 12,702 |
| Philippines | 100% | 2 | 1:53,004,738 | 452,678 |
| Australia | - | 2 | 1:6,828,811 | 37,569 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Germany | - | 1 | 1:96,677,876 | 95,912 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Gambia | - | 1 | 1:1,926,596 | 1,391 |
| Mexico | - | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Egypt | 100% | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Comoros | - | 1 | 1:761,339 | 901 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Somalia | - | 1 | 1:13,525,867 | 7,760 |
| Senegal | 100% | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
Chama (80,439) may also be a surname.
Chama Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chama is a given name of the Senga tribe, meaning: to stand in line.
— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
Chama is a given name of the Bisa tribe, meaning: one who knows everything. It is short for Chamanyavyoze.
— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
Chama Forename Popularity
Chama Demographics
Average Chama Salary in
United States
$37,875 USD
Per year
Rank:
283,032 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
3.53779E-5
Rank: 43,300 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
87.01%
Sample size: 77 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
Phonetically Similar Names
Chama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chama in the Russian language | ||
| Чама | cama | - |
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