Chamam Surname
Approximately 371 people bear this surname
Chamam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Guatemala | 51 | 1:315,346 | 4,565 |
| Thailand | 50 | 1:1,412,767 | 195,138 |
| Tunisia | 26 | 1:23,486 | 3,642 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Chamam (375) may also be a first name.
Chamam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chamam (Arabic: شامام, Hindi: छममा) is carried by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 767,694th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 19,642,981 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Chamam reside; 54 percent reside in North Africa and 54 percent reside in Mahgreb. Chamam is also the 448,097th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 375 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Morocco, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 202,801. Other than Morocco Chamam is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Guatemala, where 14 percent are found and Thailand, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chamam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chamam in the Hindi language | ||
| छममा | chamama | - |
| Chamam in the Arabic language | ||
| شامام | shamam | - |
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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 Chamam
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