Chamja Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Chamja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Chamja (13) may also be a first name.
Chamja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chamja (Hindi: चम्जा) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Chamja reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Chamja is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 13 people.
The last name Chamja is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Chamja is most prevalent in: Njombe Region, where 80 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 20 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 14 percent reside and Iran, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chamja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chamja in the Hindi language | ||
| चम्जा | camja | - |
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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 Chamja
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