Chumya Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chumya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chumya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2661:59,5865,408
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Chumya (15) may also be a first name.

Chumya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chumya (Bengali: চুম্যা) is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chumya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 959,117th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 26,792,448 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chumya live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 15 people.

This last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 266 people, or 1 in 59,586. In Zambia Chumya is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Province, where 41 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 35 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Zambia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Pakistan, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chumyat921/
Chummya921/
Cumya915/
Tchoumya862/
Chumaiya861/
Chimya831,212/
Chomya83805/
Khumya83321/
Chumia83108/
Chumyo836/
Houmya834/
Shumya831/
Humyad831/
Chumaiyah80186/
Chumhaiya801/
Chumjai77873/
Zhumyha7790/
Chumiat7739/
Humaiya7716/
Shaumya779/
Chuimia778/
Khoumya771/
Chummia771/
Chumyot771/
Chumeao771/
Chumiad771/
Schumyo770/
Sumya736,921/
Cumia73321/
Homya73244/
Humia7394/
Humja7343/
Humea734/
Jumya734/
Zumya732/
Humyo732/
Comya731/
Dzhumyha71334/
Humaiyah71290/
Chumayyo7177/
Shumyhai7155/
Humayyah7129/
Tchoumyo7111/
Shumaiya716/
Shumayya711/
Chaumiad711/
Chaumjai711/
Chuimjai711/
Jchumjai711/
Saumya672,447/
Sumyaa672,381/
Soumya672,137/
Sumyea67811/
Humias67384/
Sumyat67267/
Khumayyah6789/
Haumea6749/
Shomya6739/
Cumiha6731/
Chimia6723/
Humeha6718/
Houmea6713/
Sumyap6713/
Tcheumeha6710/
Caumia679/
Chaumieau678/
Sumyha676/
Summya676/
Sumyah676/
Humița674/
Khumja674/
Houmia673/
Shumia673/
Cumiah673/
Chumjo673/
Chomia672/
Chimja672/
Khumia671/
Humyod671/
Houmyo671/
Humjha671/
Humiah671/
Chumeo671/
Cumija671/
Chumio671/
Cumjai671/
Choomyhai671/

Chumya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chumya in the Bengali language
চুম্যাcumya-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chumya
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