Chamk Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Chamk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chamk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Chamk (147) may also be a first name.

Chamk Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chamk Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Chamk (Hindi: चमक) occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chamk.

How Common Is The Last Name Chamk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Chamk live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 760,591st most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 147 people.

The last name Chamk is most numerous in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 10,717,728. In Afghanistan it is most prevalent in: Kabul, where 33 percent reside, Nuristan, where 33 percent reside and Paktia, where 33 percent reside. Beside Afghanistan Chamk is found in one country. It is also found in Iran, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chamke9121/
Chamkh918/
Hamk898/
Camk892/
Chaymek8320/
Chaimek8315/
Tchamke831/
Chhamke831/
Hamke80223/
Zhamk8099/
Khamk8070/
Chamg8027/
Chemk804/
Chamc803/
Hamks802/
Hamkq801/
Camck800/
Chamková7755/
Chamkova7711/
Tschamke772/
Chaimeke771/
Hamcke7334/
Haamke7330/
Khamkh7322/
Chaemc735/
Hammck733/
Khamke732/
Chamgh731/
Hasmkh731/
Jahamk731/
Heamke730/
Zamk6742/
Haimeck6714/
Hamg6710/
Camc677/
Camg675/
Homk674/
Comk673/
Chamgue672/
Tchomke672/
Choumke672/
Hamc672/
Camkova671/
Hamq671/

Chamk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chamk in the Hindi language
चमकcamaka-

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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 Chamk
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