Chamal Surname
Approximately 1,280 people bear this surname
Chamal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 804 | 1:25,881 | 3,346 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Chile | 54 | 1:326,231 | 9,231 |
| India | 51 | 1:15,040,498 | 247,985 |
| Afghanistan | 39 | 1:824,441 | 8,487 |
| Pakistan | 28 | 1:6,380,139 | 37,476 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Niger | 17 | 1:1,128,942 | 24,295 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Guatemala | 5 | 1:3,216,534 | 7,141 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Chamal (10,320) may also be a first name.
Chamal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chamal (Bengali: চামল, Georgian: ჩამალ, Hindi: चमल, Marathi: चमाळ, Oriya: ଚମଲ) is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamal? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 297,671st most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 5,693,395 people. The last name Chamal occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Chamal are found; 72 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 59,990th most frequently held given name worldwide. It is borne by 10,320 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 804 people, or 1 in 25,881. Beside Sri Lanka this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 16 percent live and Chile, where 4 percent live.
Chamal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Chamal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chamal last name rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chamal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chamal in the Georgian language | ||
| ჩამალ | chamal | - |
| Chamal in the Hindi language | ||
| चमल | camala | 86.84 |
| छमला | chamala | 7.89 |
| चमाल | camala | 2.63 |
| छमाल | chamala | 2.63 |
| Chamal in the Marathi language | ||
| चमाळ | camala | 66.67 |
| चामल | camala | 14.81 |
| चमल | camala | 14.81 |
| चमळ | camala | 3.7 |
| Chamal in the Bengali language | ||
| চামল | camala | 50 |
| চমল | camala | 16.67 |
| সামাল | samala | 16.67 |
| চামাল | camala | 16.67 |
| Chamal in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚମଲ | camala | 42.86 |
| ଚାମଲ | camala | 28.57 |
| ଚମାଳ | camala | 14.29 |
| ଚମଳ | camala | 14.29 |
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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 Chamal
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