Chamah Surname
Approximately 158 people bear this surname
Chamah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 71 | 1:2,494,968 | 82,261 |
| United States | 32 | 1:11,326,842 | 445,236 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Chamah (75) may also be a first name.
Chamah Demographics
Average Chamah Salary in
United States
$36,896 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chamah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chamah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻣﻪ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Chamah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,385,851st most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The last name Chamah occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Chamah reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chamah is also the 1,116,575th most commonly held forename worldwide. It is borne by 75 people.
Chamah is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 2,494,968. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 76 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 10 percent reside and Lagos, where 7 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 9 percent reside.
Chamah Last Name Statistics demography
Chamah earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.49% less than the national average, earning $36,896 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chamah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chamah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻣﻪ | alshamh | - |
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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 Chamah
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