Chumia Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Chumia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 72 | 1:641,388 | 29,005 |
| Zambia | 20 | 1:792,496 | 27,807 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Chumia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chumia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chumia (Oriya: ଚୁମିଆ) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chumia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,765,740th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Chumia live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 641,388. In Kenya it is most common in: Kiambu County, where 97 percent reside, Muranga County, where 1 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 1 percent reside. Other than Kenya this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 19 percent reside and Tanzania, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chumia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chumia in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚୁମିଆ | cumi'a | - |
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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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- 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 Chumia
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