Chamma Surname
Approximately 2,444 people bear this surname
Chamma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,046 | 1:36,933 | 6,711 |
| Brazil | 477 | 1:448,793 | 17,015 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| India | 122 | 1:6,287,421 | 144,905 |
| United States | 83 | 1:4,366,975 | 231,516 |
| Niger | 77 | 1:249,247 | 7,915 |
| Australia | 61 | 1:442,552 | 34,724 |
| Argentina | 57 | 1:749,884 | 50,572 |
| Thailand | 56 | 1:1,261,399 | 181,528 |
| Canada | 56 | 1:657,957 | 53,499 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
The alternate forms: Chammá (2) are calculated separately.
Chamma (1,362) may also be a first name.
Chamma Demographics
Average Chamma Salary in
United States
$50,591 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chamma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chamma (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﺎﻣﻪ, Hindi: चम्मा, Marathi: चंमा, Oriya: ଚଂମା) is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Chammá. For other potential spellings of Chamma click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamma? popularity and diffusion
Chamma is the 175,316th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,981,811 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 47 percent of Chamma are found; 43 percent are found in North Africa and 43 percent are found in Mahgreb. Chamma is also the 212,375th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 1,362 people.
Chamma is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is borne by 1,046 people, or 1 in 36,933. In Algeria it is mostly concentrated in: Blida Province, where 53 percent reside, Algiers Province, where 21 percent reside and Tipasa Province, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Algeria this last name is found in 43 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent reside.
Chamma Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Chamma last name are 5.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.82% being registered with the party.
The amount Chamma earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.25% more than the national average, earning $50,591 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.74% more than the national average, earning $53,032 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chamma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chamma in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚଂମା | camma | - |
| Chamma in the Hindi language | ||
| चम्मा | cam'ma | 96.26 |
| क्षमा | ksama | 2.1 |
| चंमा | camma | 1.17 |
| चम्पा | campa | 0.23 |
| छम्मा | cham'ma | 0.23 |
| Chamma in the Marathi language | ||
| चंमा | camma | 75 |
| चांमा | camma | 25 |
| Chamma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﺎﻣﻪ | shamh | 42.86 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻣﻪ | alshamh | 28.57 |
| ﺷﺎﻡ | sham | 14.29 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻣﺔ | alshamt | 14.29 |
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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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