Chamkha Surname
Approximately 1,212 people bear this surname
Chamkha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 841 | 1:45,935 | 8,049 |
| Morocco | 341 | 1:101,103 | 17,469 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Chamkha (159) may also be a first name.
Chamkha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamkha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chamkha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻣﺨﻪ, Hindi: चमखा) is found in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamkha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 310,758th most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 6,012,827 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chamkha reside; 98 percent reside in North Africa and 98 percent reside in Mahgreb. Chamkha is also the 727,628th most frequently occurring given name on earth It is held by 159 people.
It is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is borne by 841 people, or 1 in 45,935. In Algeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ghardaïa Province, where 46 percent reside, Relizane Province, where 19 percent reside and Sétif Province, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Algeria this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 28 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chamkha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chamkha in the Hindi language | ||
| चमखा | camakha | - |
| Chamkha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻣﺨﻪ | alshamkhh | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻣﺨﺔ | alshamkht | 25.93 |
| ﺷﺎﻣﺨﻪ | shamkhh | 20.37 |
| ﺷﺎﻣﺦ | shamkh | 1.85 |
| ﺷﺎﻣﺨﺔ | shamkht | 1.85 |
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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
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- 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 Chamkha
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