Chidama Surname
Approximately 419 people bear this surname
Chidama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 277 | 1:639,505 | 30,121 |
| Tanzania | 132 | 1:401,073 | 28,352 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Chidama (63) may also be a first name.
Chidama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chidama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chidama is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chidama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chidama? popularity and diffusion
Chidama is the 702,422nd most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 17,392,711 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chidama reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 63 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 277 people, or 1 in 639,505. In Nigeria Chidama is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 75 percent reside, Borno, where 8 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Chidama exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 32 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Chidama
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