Chahama Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Chahama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 87 | 1:608,524 | 37,695 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Chahama (16) may also be a first name.
Chahama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chahama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chahama (Hindi: चाहमा) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chahama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,943,350th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chahama reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Chahama is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used given name globally It is held by 16 people.
It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 608,524. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 98 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live and Ruvuma Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Tanzania Chahama occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 2 percent live and Algeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chahama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chahama in the Hindi language | ||
| चाहमा | cahama | - |
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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 Chahama
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