Chame Surname
Approximately 4,389 people bear this surname
Chame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,044 | 1:375,277 | 20,135 |
| Mexico | 1,109 | 1:111,926 | 3,959 |
| Morocco | 341 | 1:101,103 | 17,469 |
| Argentina | 227 | 1:188,297 | 15,705 |
| Brazil | 210 | 1:1,019,402 | 35,992 |
| Dominican Republic | 100 | 1:104,329 | 4,466 |
| Mauritania | 74 | 1:55,336 | 3,965 |
| South Africa | 46 | 1:1,177,776 | 67,773 |
| United States | 43 | 1:8,429,278 | 367,833 |
| Cameroon | 40 | 1:519,227 | 41,500 |
| Chile | 25 | 1:704,659 | 16,160 |
| Venezuela | 21 | 1:1,438,289 | 19,453 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
The alternate forms: Chamé (11) are calculated separately.
Chame (466) may also be a first name.
Chame Demographics
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Chame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chame (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﺎﻣﻪ, Hindi: चमे, Marathi: चामे, Oriya: ଚେମ) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Chamé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chame? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 106,484th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,660,411 people. The last name Chame is mostly found in Asia, where 47 percent of Chame live; 47 percent live in South Asia and 47 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Chame is also the 394,651st most widely held given name worldwide, held by 466 people.
Chame is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 2,044 people, or 1 in 375,277. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 99 percent live, Telangana, where 0 percent live and Goa, where 0 percent live. Not including India this last name exists in 42 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 25 percent live and Morocco, where 8 percent live.
Chame Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Chame has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chame last name grew 478 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chame Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Chame surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Chame earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 1.44% more than the national average, earning R 241,068 per year and in United States they earn 41.27% more than the national average, earning $60,958 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chame Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chame in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚେମ | cema | - |
| Chame in the Marathi language | ||
| चामे | came | 98.66 |
| चमे | came | 0.45 |
| धम | dhama | 0.25 |
| छमे | chame | 0.13 |
| चामेे | camee | 0.06 |
| रामे | rame | 0.06 |
| Chame in the Hindi language | ||
| चमे | came | 44.44 |
| चमेली | cameli | 33.33 |
| चामे | came | 11.11 |
| चमेला | camela | 11.11 |
| Chame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﺎﻣﻪ | shamh | 35.29 |
| ﺷﺎﻡ | sham | 33.82 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻣﻪ | alshamh | 14.71 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻡ | alsham | 10.29 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻣﺔ | alshamt | 4.41 |
| ﺍﺷﺎﻣﻪ | ashamh | 1.47 |
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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 Chame
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