Chakame Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Chakame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 167 | 1:317,016 | 24,066 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chakame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chakame Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chakame (Marathi: चकामे, Oriya: ଚକେମ) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chakame? popularity and diffusion
Chakame is the 1,328,442nd most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chakame reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 167 people, or 1 in 317,016. In Tanzania Chakame is most prevalent in: Mtwara Region, where 56 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 33 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania Chakame exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chakame Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chakame in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚକେମ | cakema | - |
| Chakame in the Marathi language | ||
| चकामे | cakame | - |
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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
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- 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 Chakame
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