Chiaman Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Chiaman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Chiaman (32) may also be a first name.
Chiaman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiaman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chiaman has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiaman? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Chiaman live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chiaman is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly used forename throughout the world It is held by 32 people.
The last name Chiaman is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria Chiaman is mostly concentrated in: Zamfara, where 54 percent are found, Sokoto, where 29 percent are found and Niger, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Chiaman occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 4 percent are found and Argentina, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Chiaman
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