Chalamanda Surname
Approximately 3,126 people bear this surname
Chalamanda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,039 | 1:8,396 | 1,286 |
| Tanzania | 1,009 | 1:52,469 | 5,789 |
| Zimbabwe | 67 | 1:230,421 | 25,509 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Chalamanda (120) may also be a first name.
Chalamanda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chalamanda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chalamanda (Marathi: चलमंदा) occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chalamanda? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 142,374th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,331,269 people. Chalamanda occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chalamanda live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 852,104th most common forename worldwide, held by 120 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is held by 2,039 people, or 1 in 8,396. Outside of Malawi this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 32 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalamandha | 95 | 1 | / |
| Challamanda | 95 | 1 | / |
| Chalamande | 90 | 15 | / |
| Shalamanda | 90 | 10 | / |
| Hallamanda | 90 | 2 | / |
| Chalamando | 90 | 1 | / |
| Chelamanda | 90 | 1 | / |
| Salamanda | 84 | 44 | / |
| Halamande | 84 | 1 | / |
| Salamando | 74 | 151 | / |
| Salomanda | 74 | 5 | / |
| Salamandoi | 70 | 2 | / |
| Salomando | 63 | 1 | / |
| Solomandas | 60 | 1 | / |
| Solomando | 53 | 357 | / |
Chalamanda Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chalamanda in the Marathi language | ||
| चलमंदा | calamanda | 66.67 |
| चलमंदााया | calamandaaya | 33.33 |
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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 Chalamanda
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