Chamtu Surname
Approximately 210 people bear this surname
Chamtu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 192 | 1:240,520 | 16,701 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Chamtu (1,292) may also be a first name.
Chamtu Demographics
Chamtu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chamtu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamtu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chamtu (Bengali: চামটু, Hindi: चम्टु, Oriya: ଚାମଟୁ) is found most in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamtu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,144,405th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chamtu are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Chamtu is also the 219,079th most frequent first name internationally, held by 1,292 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 240,520. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kwale County, where 98 percent reside and Taita Taveta County, where 2 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 7 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside.
Chamtu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chamtu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chamtu in the Bengali language | ||
| চামটু | camatu | - |
| Chamtu in the Hindi language | ||
| चम्टु | camtu | - |
| Chamtu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚାମଟୁ | camatu | - |
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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 Chamtu
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