Chamuya Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Chamuya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 29 | 1:1,825,573 | 47,638 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Chamuya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamuya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chamuya is most common in Tanzania. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamuya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,746,821st most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Chamuya live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 1,825,573. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 31 percent reside, Ruvuma Region, where 31 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 31 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Chamuya occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 40 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Chamuya
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