Chamoto Surname
Approximately 1,113 people bear this surname
Chamoto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 621 | 1:85,252 | 8,658 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Zambia | 195 | 1:81,282 | 6,889 |
| Zimbabwe | 63 | 1:245,051 | 26,542 |
| Japan | 10 | 1:12,784,429 | 45,945 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chamoto (36) may also be a first name.
Chamoto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamoto Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chamoto has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chamoto click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamoto? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 332,300th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 6,547,660 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chamoto live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 36 people.
The last name Chamoto is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 621 people, or 1 in 85,252. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 36 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 24 percent are found and Ruvuma Region, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 19 percent are found and Zambia, where 18 percent are found.
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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 Chamoto
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