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 surname Chamtu (Bengali: চামটু, Hindi: चम्टु, Oriya: ଚାମଟୁ) is found most in Kenya. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamtu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,144,405th most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. The surname is predominantly found 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 widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,292 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 240,520. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kwale County, where 98 percent live and Taita Taveta County, where 2 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 7 percent live and Afghanistan, where 1 percent live.
Chamtu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly 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
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- 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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