Chamy Surname
Approximately 1,096 people bear this surname
Chamy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 321 | 1:2,389,612 | 77,416 |
| Chile | 138 | 1:127,656 | 4,540 |
| Tanzania | 97 | 1:545,790 | 34,985 |
| United Arab Emirates | 96 | 1:95,440 | 8,441 |
| United States | 56 | 1:6,472,481 | 306,764 |
| Brazil | 53 | 1:4,039,138 | 109,837 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Malaysia | 29 | 1:1,017,042 | 45,504 |
| Senegal | 20 | 1:728,967 | 2,654 |
| Lebanon | 20 | 1:281,854 | 9,826 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Panama | 15 | 1:260,817 | 6,584 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Mauritania | 10 | 1:409,486 | 16,302 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Chamy (484) may also be a first name.
Chamy Demographics
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Chamy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chamy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻣﻲ, Marathi: छामी) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamy? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chamy is the 336,335th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,649,221 people. The last name Chamy is primarily found in Asia, where 53 percent of Chamy live; 29 percent live in South Asia and 29 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Chamy is also the 386,404th most commonly held given name internationally. It is borne by 484 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 321 people, or 1 in 2,389,612. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 49 percent live, Gujarat, where 13 percent live and Karnataka, where 5 percent live. Besides India this surname is found in 48 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 13 percent live and Tanzania, where 9 percent live.
Chamy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Chamy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 467 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chamy Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Chamy last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the party.
The amount Chamy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 440.92% more than the national average, earning S/. 104,857 per year; in United States they earn 33.01% more than the national average, earning $57,394 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.74% more than the national average, earning $51,046 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chamy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chamy in the Marathi language | ||
| छामी | chami | - |
| Chamy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻣﻲ | alshamy | 50 |
| ﺷﺎﻣﻲ | shamy | 16.67 |
| ﺷﺎﻡ | sham | 16.67 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻡ | alsham | 16.67 |
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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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