Chema Surname
Approximately 4,980 people bear this surname
Chema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 2,933 | 1:24,084 | 2,198 |
| Pakistan | 962 | 1:185,701 | 4,655 |
| Tanzania | 223 | 1:237,406 | 19,419 |
| United States | 181 | 1:2,002,536 | 128,575 |
| Mexico | 141 | 1:880,328 | 12,251 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Niger | 76 | 1:252,527 | 7,993 |
| Zambia | 51 | 1:310,783 | 17,285 |
| Spain | 50 | 1:935,041 | 35,950 |
| Zimbabwe | 36 | 1:428,840 | 37,622 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Kenya | 26 | 1:1,776,150 | 35,982 |
| Ukraine | 15 | 1:3,034,846 | 176,305 |
| Tunisia | 14 | 1:43,616 | 6,025 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Chema (4,376) may also be a first name.
Chema Demographics
Chema Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chema (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻤﻪ, Hindi: चेमा, Marathi: चेमा, Oriya: େଚମା, Russian: Чема, Tibetan: འཆི་མ་) occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chema.
How Common Is The Last Name Chema? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chema is the 95,546th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,463,363 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Chema reside; 59 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 59 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Chema is also the 104,357th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 4,376 people.
Chema is most frequent in Thailand, where it is carried by 2,933 people, or 1 in 24,084. In Thailand Chema is most frequent in: Narathiwat Province, where 42 percent live, Pattani Province, where 33 percent live and Yala Province, where 12 percent live. Beside Thailand it occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 19 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.
Chema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Chema has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chema last name grew 9,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chema Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Chema surname are 22.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.44% being registered to vote for the political party.
Chema earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.17% more than the national average, earning $47,967 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chema Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chema in the Marathi language | ||
| चेमा | cema | 99.18 |
| चेम | cema | 0.41 |
| खेमा | khema | 0.41 |
| Chema in the Oriya language | ||
| େଚମା | ecama | 93.66 |
| େଚମ | ecama | 1.68 |
| Chema in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻤﻪ | shmh | 70 |
| ﺷﻢ | shm | 20 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﻤﻪ | alshmh | 10 |
| Chema in the Hindi language | ||
| चेमा | cema | 66.67 |
| छेमा | chema | 23.81 |
| चीमा | cima | 4.76 |
| छीमा | chima | 4.76 |
| Chema in the Tibetan language | ||
| འཆི་མ་ | chima | 25 |
| འཅི་མ་ | achima | 25 |
| ཆེ་མ་ | chéma | 25 |
| ལྩེ་མ། | ltséma | 25 |
| Chema in the Russian language | ||
| Чема | cema | - |
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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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- 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 Chema
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