Changama Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Changama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 105 | 1:1,687,074 | 62,154 |
| Zambia | 19 | 1:834,206 | 28,447 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Changama (77) may also be a first name.
Changama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Changama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Changama (Marathi: चंगमा) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Changama? popularity and diffusion
Changama is the 1,398,030th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name Changama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Changama are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Changama is also the 1,100,117th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 77 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 1,687,074. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Yobe, where 100 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 12 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Changama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Changama in the Marathi language | ||
| चंगमा | cangama | - |
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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 Changama
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