Chandama Surname
Approximately 248 people bear this surname
Chandama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chandama (1,050) may also be a first name.
Chandama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chandama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chandama (Hindi: चन्दमा, Marathi: चंदामा, Oriya: ପଧାନ) is most common in Malawi. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chandama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,020,242nd most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Chandama live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 247,112th most widely held first name in the world, held by 1,050 people.
The surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Aside from Malawi Chandama occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chandama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chandama in the Hindi language | ||
| चन्दमा | candama | 73.44 |
| चंदमा | candama | 9.9 |
| चन्द़मा | candama | 6.25 |
| चांदमा | candama | 2.08 |
| चंद़मा | candama | 1.56 |
| चन्दामा | candama | 1.56 |
| चन्दम़ा | candamaa | 1.04 |
| चनदमा | canadama | 1.04 |
| चन्द्रमा | candrama | 0.52 |
| चंदश्र्मा | candasrma | 0.52 |
| चन्डामा | candama | 0.52 |
| चन्डमा | candama | 0.52 |
| चान्दमा | candama | 0.52 |
| चन्दमा़ | candama | 0.52 |
| Chandama in the Marathi language | ||
| चंदामा | candama | 62.5 |
| चंदमा | candama | 26.79 |
| चाँदमा | camdama | 7.14 |
| चन्दामा | candama | 3.57 |
| Chandama in the Oriya language | ||
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 57.69 |
| ନାୟକ | nayaka | 12.5 |
| କହଁର | kahamra | 8.65 |
| ଚାାମା | caama | 4.81 |
| ଚାମା | cama | 2.88 |
| ଦାସ | dasa | 2.88 |
| ହରିଜନ | harijana | 1.92 |
| ଭତରା | bhatara | 0.96 |
| ବାସମତି | basamati | 0.96 |
| ଛଚାଣ | chacana | 0.96 |
| ପାଟମାଝୀ | patamajhi | 0.96 |
| ସାହାଣୀ | sahani | 0.96 |
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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 Chandama
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