Chami Surname
Approximately 35,085 people bear this surname
Chami Surname User-submission:
Along with Shami, Chamy and Shamy, it means a person coming from Assyria (Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Jordan).
Chami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 11,621 | 1:2,967 | 247 |
| Algeria | 7,334 | 1:5,267 | 843 |
| Tanzania | 6,154 | 1:8,603 | 1,133 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,431 | 1:21,562 | 2,950 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,389 | 1:14,981 | 2,125 |
| Panama | 1,329 | 1:2,944 | 389 |
| France | 678 | 1:97,969 | 14,326 |
| Iran | 544 | 1:141,144 | 12,658 |
| United States | 520 | 1:697,036 | 55,176 |
| Kenya | 449 | 1:102,851 | 8,952 |
| Argentina | 330 | 1:129,525 | 10,974 |
| Spain | 235 | 1:198,945 | 13,654 |
| Brazil | 214 | 1:1,000,347 | 35,401 |
| Canada | 211 | 1:174,624 | 17,463 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Zambia | 195 | 1:81,282 | 6,889 |
| Australia | 184 | 1:146,716 | 15,637 |
| Thailand | 172 | 1:410,688 | 72,080 |
| Kuwait | 154 | 1:24,680 | 3,145 |
| India | 153 | 1:5,013,499 | 125,565 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Venezuela | 145 | 1:208,304 | 5,563 |
| United Arab Emirates | 136 | 1:67,370 | 6,326 |
| Colombia | 112 | 1:426,554 | 6,555 |
| Belgium | 89 | 1:129,176 | 18,730 |
| England | 86 | 1:647,884 | 37,755 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| Mexico | 75 | 1:1,655,016 | 17,098 |
| Germany | 68 | 1:1,183,904 | 77,258 |
| Qatar | 53 | 1:44,491 | 4,459 |
| Cameroon | 48 | 1:432,689 | 36,488 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Sweden | 32 | 1:307,711 | 21,451 |
| Romania | 29 | 1:692,340 | 47,921 |
| Netherlands | 27 | 1:625,451 | 53,034 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Senegal | 25 | 1:583,174 | 2,343 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 21 | 1:64,951 | 5,118 |
| Denmark | 21 | 1:268,796 | 20,394 |
| Syria | 20 | 1:965,051 | 6,626 |
| Chile | 17 | 1:1,036,263 | 20,476 |
| Peru | 14 | 1:2,270,294 | 26,427 |
| Tunisia | 14 | 1:43,616 | 6,025 |
| Ivory Coast | 13 | 1:1,774,710 | 34,235 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Afghanistan | 12 | 1:2,679,432 | 17,028 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Lebanon | 8 | 1:704,635 | 14,756 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Comoros | 4 | 1:187,381 | 421 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Chamí (2) are calculated separately.
Chami (16,406) may also be a first name.
Chami Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Along with Shami, Chamy and Shamy, it means a person coming from Assyria (Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Jordan).
- hala123Chami Demographics
Average Chami Salary in
United States
$46,904 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chami Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chami (Bengali: চমি, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻣﻲ, Hindi: चमी, Marathi: चामी, Oriya: ଚାମି, Russian: Чами, Tibetan: ཆ་་མིད།) is more frequently found in Morocco than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Chamí. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chami? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chami is the 15,891st most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 207,711 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Chami reside; 55 percent reside in North Africa and 54 percent reside in Mahgreb. Chami is also the 43,642nd most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 16,406 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Morocco, where it is borne by 11,621 people, or 1 in 2,967. Other than Morocco it is found in 91 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 21 percent reside and Tanzania, where 18 percent reside.
Chami Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Chami has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Chami last name rose 17,333 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chami Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Chami last name are 11.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.95% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Chami earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.12% less than the national average, earning 262,621 kr per year; in Peru they earn 3.06% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,792 per year; in South Africa they earn 134.01% more than the national average, earning R 556,092 per year; in Colombia they earn 57.62% less than the national average, earning $9,620,540 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.7% more than the national average, earning $46,904 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.97% more than the national average, earning $53,645 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chami Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chami in the Bengali language | ||
| চমি | cami | 80 |
| চামী | cami | 20 |
| Chami in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚାମି | cami | 75.84 |
| ଚାମୀ | cami | 16.39 |
| ଚମି | cami | 6.42 |
| ଚମୀ | cami | 0.51 |
| ଚାମି଼ | cami | 0.17 |
| େଚମୀ | ecami | 0.17 |
| ବିହାରୀ | bihari | 0.17 |
| ଛାମି | chami | 0.17 |
| Chami in the Hindi language | ||
| चमी | cami | 71.43 |
| चामी | cami | 20 |
| छम्मी | cham'mi | 2.86 |
| चमि | cami | 2.86 |
| छामी | chami | 2.86 |
| Chami in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻣﻲ | alshamy | 66.67 |
| ﺷﺎﻣﻲ | shamy | 33.33 |
| Chami in the Marathi language | ||
| चामी | cami | 59.23 |
| चमी | cami | 36.92 |
| सामी | sami | 1.54 |
| वामी | vami | 0.77 |
| Chami in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཆ་་མིད། | chami | 50 |
| ཅ་མེད། | chamé | 50 |
| Chami in the Russian language | ||
| Чами | cami | - |
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