Chameya Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Chameya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 87 | 1:182,183 | 12,338 |
| Botswana | 77 | 1:28,402 | 5,684 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chameya (25) may also be a first name.
Chameya Demographics
Average Chameya Salary in
South Africa
R 52,596
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Chameya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chameya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chameya (Hindi: चमेया, Marathi: चामेय) has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chameya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chameya is the 1,276,805th most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chameya live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most common given name worldwide, held by 25 people.
The last name is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 182,183. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Western Province, where 85 percent reside, Central Province, where 6 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Zambia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 43 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.
Chameya Last Name Statistics demography
Chameya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.87% less than the national average, earning R 52,596 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chameya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chameya in the Hindi language | ||
| चमेया | cameya | - |
| Chameya in the Marathi language | ||
| चामेय | cameya | - |
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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 Chameya
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