Tchama Surname
Approximately 638 people bear this surname
Tchama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 218 | 1:88,037 | 3,734 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Ivory Coast | 109 | 1:211,663 | 8,884 |
| Benin | 102 | 1:101,329 | 11,505 |
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Tchama (555) may also be a first name.
Tchama Demographics
Average Tchama Salary in
United States
$38,844 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tchama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tchama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tchama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﺎﻣﻪ) is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Tchama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 512,152nd most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,422,486 people. The last name Tchama is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Tchama reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 35 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Tchama is also the 357,157th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 555 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Niger, where it is held by 218 people, or 1 in 88,037. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Dosso Region, where 69 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 17 percent are found and Agadez Region, where 7 percent are found. Beside Niger Tchama occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 17 percent are found.
Tchama Last Name Statistics demography
Tchama earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.98% less than the national average, earning $38,844 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tchama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tchama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﺎﻣﻪ | shamh | 50 |
| ﺗﺸﺎﻣﻪ | tshamh | 50 |
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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 Tchama
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