Chamaya Surname
Approximately 2,275 people bear this surname
Chamaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 2,173 | 1:14,627 | 1,876 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Chamaya (65) may also be a first name.
Chamaya Demographics
Average Chamaya Salary in
Peru
S/. 11,146
Per year
Average Salary in
Peru
S/. 19,385
Per year
Chamaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chamaya (Hindi: चमय, Marathi: चमाया, Oriya: ଚମୟ) is held by more people in Peru than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Chamaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamaya? popularity and diffusion
Chamaya is the 186,185th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,203,317 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Chamaya reside; 96 percent reside in South America and 96 percent reside in Andean South America. It is also the 1,212,820th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 65 people.
Chamaya is most frequently used in Peru, where it is carried by 2,173 people, or 1 in 14,627. In Peru it is mostly found in: Cajamarca Region, where 36 percent reside, San Martín Region, where 17 percent reside and Lambayeque Region, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Peru it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Chamaya Last Name Statistics demography
Chamaya earn a lot less than the average income. In Peru they earn 42.5% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,146 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chamaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chamaya in the Hindi language | ||
| चमय | camaya | - |
| Chamaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚମୟ | camaya | - |
| Chamaya in the Marathi language | ||
| चमाया | camaya | 80 |
| चमारया | camaraya | 10 |
| चमा-या | cama-ya | 10 |
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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 Chamaya
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