Chamu Surname
Approximately 2,515 people bear this surname
Chamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1,524 | 1:81,448 | 3,394 |
| United States | 239 | 1:1,516,565 | 103,003 |
| Tanzania | 232 | 1:228,197 | 18,918 |
| South Africa | 167 | 1:324,417 | 30,492 |
| France | 120 | 1:553,523 | 75,172 |
| India | 66 | 1:11,622,203 | 212,115 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 1:3,087,648 | 114,684 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
The alternate forms: Chamú (10) & Chamù (1) are calculated separately.
Chamu (5,477) may also be a first name.
Chamu Demographics
Average Chamu Salary in
United States
$36,077 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chamu (Bengali: চামু, Hindi: चामू, Marathi: चामु, Oriya: ଚାମୁ) is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Chamú or Chamù. Click here for other potential spellings of Chamu.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chamu is the 171,255th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,897,633 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Chamu are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Chamu is also the 90,773rd most widespread first name globally It is held by 5,477 people.
The last name Chamu is most widespread in Mexico, where it is carried by 1,524 people, or 1 in 81,448. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: Guerrero, where 66 percent are found, México, where 11 percent are found and Mexico City, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Mexico this surname is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Tanzania, where 9 percent are found.
Chamu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Chamu last name are 39.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.31% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Chamu earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 32.04% less than the national average, earning R 161,508 per year and in United States they earn 16.39% less than the national average, earning $36,077 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chamu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chamu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚାମୁ | camu | 90.82 |
| ଚମୁ | camu | 6.65 |
| ଚାମୂ | camu | 1.9 |
| ଡମୁ | damu | 0.32 |
| Chamu in the Bengali language | ||
| চামু | camu | 83.33 |
| ছমু | chamu | 16.67 |
| Chamu in the Hindi language | ||
| चामू | camu | 45.66 |
| चमू | camu | 26.53 |
| चमु | camu | 22.19 |
| चामु | camu | 5.36 |
| Chamu in the Marathi language | ||
| चामु | camu | 37.98 |
| चामू | camu | 26.41 |
| चमु | camu | 21.66 |
| चमू | camu | 12.46 |
| छमु | chamu | 0.59 |
| दामू | damu | 0.3 |
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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 Chamu
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