Chambia Surname

745,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Chambia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chambia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3701:143,08513,108
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Chambia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chambia (Oriya: ଚାିଆ) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chambia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 745,450th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 18,879,653 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Chambia are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Chambia is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 370 people, or 1 in 143,085. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Singida Region, where 95 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 2 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 2 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Chambia Last Name Statistics demography

Chambia earn significantly less than the average income. In Peru they earn 30.75% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,424 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchambia9391/
Chambhia935/
Chambiat932/
Chambiha931/
Chaambia931/
Cambia92658/
Hambia92108/
Chambya8669/
Hambija8663/
Chambio8661/
Khambia8638/
Hambiah8620/
Chambea8610/
Cambiha864/
Ciambia861/
Jhambia861/
Shambia861/
Chombia861/
Chamvia861/
Chembia861/
Tchahambia821/
Chambeau80479/
Chaambya80237/
Chembiah8033/
Tchambio808/
Tchombia801/
Shambiah801/
Shambhia801/
Chammbea801/
Jambia772,064/
Sambia771,609/
Cambio771,530/
Combia77773/
Zambia77513/
Hamwia77381/
Canbia774/
Hambya774/
Hambio771/
Camuia771/
Hambea771/
Tchoumbia7569/
Choumbiah751/
Jambiha71146/
Hambyah7194/
Sambiah7166/
Coumbia7130/
Tchoumbiap7124/
Hombiat7114/
Tsambia7113/
Sambiha717/
Zambiah715/
Shambya714/
Hamwiah712/
Zambiha711/
Khambhayia711/
Cammbio711/
Jahmbia711/
Siambia711/
Jambija711/
Hombiah711/
Shanbia711/
Khambhaija711/
Chanbio711/
Chamueah6710/
Sambaiya679/
Zambeiya674/
Hambejja673/
Chamveha672/
Chamweha672/
Sambeiya671/
Sambayia671/
Chembijo671/
Shoumbia671/
Hombihau671/
Haamb'ya671/
Sambhiah671/
Shanbiay671/

Chambia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chambia in the Oriya language
ଚାିଆcai'a-

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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 Chambia
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