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 surname Chamja (Hindi: चम्जा) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Chamja are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most common given name world-wide, borne by 13 people.
The last name Chamja is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Chamja is most numerous in: Njombe Region, where 80 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 14 percent are found and Iran, where 14 percent are found.
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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