Chamakh Surname
Approximately 1,658 people bear this surname
Chamakh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 1,022 | 1:33,734 | 5,408 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| France | 183 | 1:362,966 | 54,247 |
| Tunisia | 28 | 1:21,808 | 3,430 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Chamakh (100) may also be a first name.
Chamakh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamakh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chamakh (Arabic: شماخ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﺎﻣﺦ, Hindi: चमख, Marathi: चामाख) is found in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamakh? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 241,088th most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,395,384 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Chamakh reside; 86 percent reside in North Africa and 64 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 946,056th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 100 people.
This surname is most numerous in Morocco, where it is borne by 1,022 people, or 1 in 33,734. Other than Morocco this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 22 percent are found and France, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chamakh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chamakh in the Hindi language | ||
| चमख | camakha | - |
| Chamakh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﺎﻣﺦ | shamkh | 88.57 |
| ﺍﺷﻤﺦ | ashmkh | 5.71 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﻴﻦ | alshyn | 2.86 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻣﺦ | alshamkh | 2.86 |
| Chamakh in the Marathi language | ||
| चामाख | camakha | 50 |
| चमाख | camakha | 25 |
| चमख | camakha | 25 |
| Chamakh in the Arabic language | ||
| شماخ | shmakh | - |
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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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