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
The surname Chamaka (Bengali: চামকা, Hindi: चमका, Marathi: चमका, Oriya: ଚମକା) occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chamaka is the 849,693rd most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 22,632,130 people. This surname is predominantly found 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 frequently used first name in the world, borne by 1,036 people.
The surname is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Beside Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found 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
- 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 Chamaka
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