Chamai Surname
Approximately 642 people bear this surname
Chamai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 602 | 1:117,339 | 17,439 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
Chamai (777) may also be a first name.
Chamai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chamai (Hindi: चमेली, Marathi: हलामी, Oriya: ଚାମାଇ, Tibetan: ཆ་་མའི་) occurs more in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 509,669th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,351,318 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Chamai reside; 94 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 94 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 294,392nd most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 777 people.
It is most numerous in Thailand, where it is carried by 602 people, or 1 in 117,339. In Thailand Chamai is mostly found in: Sakon Nakhon Province, where 55 percent are found, Phrae Province, where 14 percent are found and Narathiwat Province, where 13 percent are found. Barring Thailand Chamai exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chamai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chamai in the Hindi language | ||
| चमेली | cameli | - |
| Chamai in the Marathi language | ||
| हलामी | halami | - |
| Chamai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚାମାଇ | cama'i | 40.91 |
| ଚମାଇ | cama'i | 36.36 |
| ଚମଇ | cama'i | 18.18 |
| ଚାମାଈ | cama'i | 4.55 |
| Chamai in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཆ་་མའི་ | chamé | 33.33 |
| ཅ་མའི། | chamé | 33.33 |
| ལྕགས་མའི། | chakmé | 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
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- 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 Chamai
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