Chameta Surname
Approximately 129 people bear this surname
Chameta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Zambia | 21 | 1:754,758 | 27,278 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
Chameta (11) may also be a first name.
Chameta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chameta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chameta (Hindi: चमेता, Marathi: चमेता) is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chameta? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,581,912th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chameta live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chameta is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring given name globally, held by 11 people.
It is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Without taking into account Malawi this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 16 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chameta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chameta in the Hindi language | ||
| चमेता | cameta | - |
| Chameta in the Marathi language | ||
| चमेता | cameta | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Chameta
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