Chumanya Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chumanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chumanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1581:100,3168,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chumanya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chumanya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chumanya (Oriya: ଚୁମାନଯ୍) is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chumanya.

How Common Is The Last Name Chumanya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,374,607th most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chumanya live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Chumanya is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 100,316. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Muchinga Province, where 35 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 32 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 20 percent reside. Not including Zambia Chumanya exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 1 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chumania8887/
Choumanja822/
Humania8068/
Homanya8052/
Chumaña8021/
Cumania8013/
Zumanya801/
Humanyo801/
Chomania751,581/
Chumaneo756/
Khoumania71274/
Comania67443/
Zumania674/
Homania674/
Humanio671/
Homannia631/
Comannia631/
Comaneao631/
Humanggio5917/
Tsumaniah593/
Humaño57173/
Jumaniâ531/
Chomonjo504/
Comaniță501/

Chumanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chumanya in the Oriya language
ଚୁମାନଯ୍cumanay50
ଚୁମନଯ୍cumanay50

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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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  • 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 Chumanya
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