Chilama Surname
Approximately 746 people bear this surname
Chilama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 447 | 1:106,877 | 3,749 |
| Ecuador | 238 | 1:66,831 | 5,300 |
| Zambia | 41 | 1:386,583 | 19,508 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
The alternate forms: Chilamá (2) are calculated separately.
Chilama (32) may also be a first name.
Chilama Demographics
Average Chilama Salary in
Colombia
$16,182,400 COP
Per year
Average Salary in
Colombia
$22,702,486 COP
Per year
Chilama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chilama (Hindi: चिलमा, Oriya: ଚିଲାମା) is held by more people in Colombia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Chilamá. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 454,357th most widely held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 9,768,828 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Chilama live; 92 percent live in South America and 61 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most numerous forename world-wide, held by 32 people.
Chilama is most commonly used in Colombia, where it is borne by 447 people, or 1 in 106,877. In Colombia Chilama is most prevalent in: Nariño Department, where 86 percent live, Valle del Cauca Department, where 11 percent live and Capital District, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Colombia this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 32 percent live and Zambia, where 5 percent live.
Chilama Last Name Statistics demography
Chilama earn significantly less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 28.72% less than the national average, earning $16,182,400 COP per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chilama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chilama in the Hindi language | ||
| चिलमा | cilama | - |
| Chilama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚିଲାମା | cilama | - |
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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 Chilama
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