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
Chahama (Hindi: चाहमा) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chahama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,943,350th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname 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 held first name world-wide, borne by 16 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 608,524. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dodoma Region, where 98 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found and Ruvuma Region, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania Chahama exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 2 percent are found and Algeria, where 1 percent are found.
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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