Chamapa Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chamapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chamapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Chamapa (831) may also be a first name.

Chamapa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chamapa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chamapa (Bengali: চামপা, Hindi: चमपा, Marathi: चमपा, Oriya: ଚାମପା) is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chamapa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Chamapa are found; 82 percent are found in Southern Africa and 82 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 283,301st most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 831 people.

The last name Chamapa is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 1,102,731. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 93 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 12 percent live and Mexico, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chamapa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chamapa in the Oriya language
ଚାମପାcamapa-
Chamapa in the Hindi language
चमपाcamapa93.52
चम्पाcampa6.48
Chamapa in the Marathi language
चमपाcamapa80
चंपाcampa20
Chamapa in the Bengali language
চামপাcamapa50
চমপাcamapa50

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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 Chamapa
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