Chhama Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Chhama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 80 | 1:9,588,317 | 188,446 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chhama (3,321) may also be a first name.
Chhama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chhama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chhama (Hindi: छमा, Marathi: छमा, Oriya: ଛମା) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chhama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,061,309th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. Chhama is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Chhama are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Chhama is also the 124,020th most frequently held given name internationally, held by 3,321 people.
This last name is most numerous in India, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 9,588,317. In India Chhama is primarily found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 53 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 39 percent live and Haryana, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account India Chhama occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chhama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chhama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଛମା | chama | 91.67 |
| ଭାରତୀ | bharati | 8.33 |
| Chhama in the Hindi language | ||
| छमा | chama | 85.4 |
| क्षमा | ksama | 10.22 |
| छामा | chama | 3.87 |
| छम्मा | cham'ma | 0.06 |
| छ़मा | chama | 0.06 |
| चम्मा | cam'ma | 0.06 |
| छम्म्ोा | cham'moa | 0.06 |
| झमा | jhama | 0.06 |
| Chhama in the Marathi language | ||
| छमा | chama | 80.65 |
| छामा | chama | 17.74 |
| छमाार | chamaara | 1.61 |
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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 Chhama
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