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
Chamanya (Hindi: चमन्या, Marathi: चमान्या) is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamanya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,506,728th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Chamanya are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chamanya is also the 1,911,214th most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 30 people.
It is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 511,288. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Southern Province, where 97 percent live and Central Province, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 32 percent live and Iran, where 15 percent live.
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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