Chamaka Surname
Approximately 322 people bear this surname
Chamaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chamaka (1,036) may also be a first name.
Chamaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chamaka (Bengali: চামকা, Hindi: चमका, Marathi: चमका, Oriya: ଚମକା) occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamaka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 849,693rd most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 22,632,130 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Chamaka are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Chamaka is also the 249,168th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 1,036 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Aside from Sri Lanka Chamaka exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chamaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chamaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚମକା | camaka | - |
| Chamaka in the Marathi language | ||
| चमका | camaka | - |
| Chamaka in the Hindi language | ||
| चमका | camaka | 62.5 |
| चमकेा | camakea | 16.67 |
| चमाका | camaka | 16.67 |
| चमको | camako | 4.17 |
| Chamaka in the Bengali language | ||
| চামকা | camaka | 50 |
| চমকা | camaka | 50 |
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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 Chamaka
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