Chiama Surname
Approximately 988 people bear this surname
Chiama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 502 | 1:352,874 | 19,032 |
| Argentina | 180 | 1:237,463 | 19,337 |
| Italy | 134 | 1:456,393 | 48,240 |
| Kenya | 64 | 1:721,561 | 30,456 |
| France | 37 | 1:1,795,209 | 158,669 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Chiama (65) may also be a first name.
Chiama Demographics
Average Chiama Salary in
United States
$85,800 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chiama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chiama is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chiama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chiama is the 365,146th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 7,376,059 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Chiama are found; 52 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 65 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 502 people, or 1 in 352,874. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Enugu, where 56 percent live, Lagos, where 9 percent live and Abia, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 18 percent live and Italy, where 14 percent live.
Chiama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Chiama earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 98.85% more than the national average, earning $85,800 USD per year.
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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 Chiama
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