Chamsiya Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Chamsiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 45 | 1:426,489 | 11,711 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Chamsiya (6,918) may also be a first name.
Chamsiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamsiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chamsiya occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamsiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chamsiya is the 2,776,799th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chamsiya live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 78,194th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 6,918 people.
Chamsiya is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 426,489. In Niger it is mostly found in: Maradi Region, where 67 percent live, Zinder Region, where 24 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 4 percent live. Not including Niger it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.
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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 Chamsiya
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