Chamaa Surname
Approximately 327 people bear this surname
Chamaa Surname User-submission:
Al chamaa, El chamaa, Shamaa, El Shamaa, Al Shamaa all have the same meaning: 'the candle maker' or 'the maker of the plastic table cloth'. Al is the equivalent of 'the' and can be written as el or al.
Chamaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 153 | 1:252,494 | 27,221 |
| United States | 70 | 1:5,177,985 | 261,849 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
Chamaa (18) may also be a first name.
Chamaa Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Al chamaa, El chamaa, Shamaa, El Shamaa, Al Shamaa all have the same meaning: 'the candle maker' or 'the maker of the plastic table cloth'. Al is the equivalent of 'the' and can be written as el or al.
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Chamaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chamaa (Hindi: चमआ) is most common in Algeria. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamaa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 841,044th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 22,286,073 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Chamaa live; 50 percent live in North Africa and 47 percent live in Mahgreb. Chamaa is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 18 people.
The last name Chamaa is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 252,494. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Mila Province, where 63 percent live, Guelma Province, where 33 percent live and Mascara Province, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Algeria this last name occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.
Chamaa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Chamaa are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Chamaa earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 44.72% more than the national average, earning $62,444 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.36% less than the national average, earning $45,531 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chamaa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chamaa in the Hindi language | ||
| चमआ | cama'a | 50 |
| क्षमा | ksama | 50 |
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