Chamanya Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Chamanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 31 | 1:511,288 | 22,588 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
Chamanya (30) may also be a first name.
Chamanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chamanya (Hindi: चमन्या, Marathi: चमान्या) has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chamanya is the 2,506,728th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name Chamanya occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Chamanya live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chamanya is also the 1,911,214th most frequent forename internationally, held by 30 people.
This surname is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 511,288. In Zambia Chamanya is most prevalent in: Southern Province, where 97 percent are found and Central Province, where 3 percent are found. Besides Zambia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 32 percent are found and Iran, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tchamanya | 94 | 21 | / |
| Chamhanya | 94 | 2 | / |
| Chamaunya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Hamanya | 93 | 42 | / |
| Camanya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chamonya | 88 | 12 | / |
| Chamania | 88 | 12 | / |
| Khamanya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Hammanya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hamaanya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chamanja | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tshamanya | 82 | 41 | / |
| Chammanja | 82 | 10 | / |
| Tchamagna | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chamainia | 82 | 1 | / |
| Camania | 80 | 825 | / |
| Homanya | 80 | 52 | / |
| Hamania | 80 | 11 | / |
| Hamanja | 80 | 6 | / |
| Hamanyo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hamonya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hamanea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Camanja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cham'manja | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chomania | 75 | 1,581 | / |
| Khamania | 75 | 407 | / |
| Khamonya | 75 | 158 | / |
| Homanyat | 75 | 4 | / |
| Khamanja | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hamaniha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Camanjah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tsamanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chamanjou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Choumanja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tchamanjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zamagna | 67 | 792 | / |
| Comania | 67 | 443 | / |
| Hamanio | 67 | 52 | / |
| Zamanja | 67 | 30 | / |
| Zomanya | 67 | 12 | / |
| Camanio | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zamania | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chaimangio | 67 | 4 | / |
| Homania | 67 | 4 | / |
| Camañia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jamanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamaniã | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chamaño | 67 | 1 | / |
Chamanya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chamanya in the Hindi language | ||
| चमन्या | caman'ya | - |
| Chamanya in the Marathi language | ||
| चमान्या | caman'ya | 62.5 |
| चामन्या | caman'ya | 27.27 |
| चमन्या | caman'ya | 4.55 |
| चमण्या | camanya | 3.41 |
| चामान्या | caman'ya | 1.14 |
| चमाण्या | camanya | 1.14 |
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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 Chamanya
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