Chamas Surname
Approximately 1,709 people bear this surname
Chamas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Argentina | 246 | 1:173,754 | 14,578 |
| France | 203 | 1:327,206 | 49,567 |
| United States | 202 | 1:1,794,351 | 117,764 |
| Brazil | 172 | 1:1,244,618 | 42,789 |
| Paraguay | 70 | 1:103,382 | 2,396 |
| Canada | 65 | 1:566,855 | 47,218 |
| Indonesia | 52 | 1:2,543,254 | 149,807 |
| United Arab Emirates | 46 | 1:199,180 | 13,980 |
| Germany | 35 | 1:2,300,156 | 119,987 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Chile | 28 | 1:629,160 | 15,000 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Senegal | 19 | 1:767,334 | 2,735 |
| Venezuela | 14 | 1:2,157,434 | 25,468 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
The alternate forms: Chamás (4) are calculated separately.
Chamas (125) may also be a first name.
Chamas Demographics
Chamas Political Affiliation
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Chamas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chamas (Arabic: شاماس, Hindi: चमस, Marathi: चमस) is carried by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Chamás. For other potential spellings of Chamas click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamas? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 235,462nd most prevalent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,264,216 people. The last name Chamas is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Chamas are found; 31 percent are found in South America and 26 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 832,731st most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 125 people.
It is most frequent in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 358 people, or 1 in 86,189. Aside from Saudi Arabia this surname exists in 51 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 14 percent live and France, where 12 percent live.
Chamas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Chamas surname are 4.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.45% registered with the political party.
The amount Chamas earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.88% more than the national average, earning $43,961 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.3% less than the national average, earning $49,532 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chamas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chamas in the Hindi language | ||
| चमस | camasa | - |
| Chamas in the Marathi language | ||
| चमस | camasa | 80 |
| चमास | camasa | 20 |
| Chamas in the Arabic language | ||
| شاماس | shamas | - |
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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 Chamas
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