Tchambia Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tchambia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tchambia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon871:238,72523,654
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Tchambia Last Name Facts

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

Tchambia is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tchambia.

How Common Is The Last Name Tchambia? popularity and diffusion

Tchambia is the 1,955,159th most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Tchambia are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 238,725. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 48 percent live, Centre Region, where 37 percent live and West Region, where 14 percent live. Besides Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent live and Togo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chambia93386/
Tchahambia891/
Tchambio888/
Chambhia885/
Chambiha881/
Tchombia881/
Chaambia881/
Cambia86658/
Tchoumbia8269/
Chambya8069/
Chambio8061/
Tsambia8013/
Cambiha804/
Chamvia801/
Chombia801/
Ciambia801/
Tchoumbiap7824/
Chaambya75237/
Tchombea751/
Cambio711,530/
Combia71773/
Zambia71513/
Canbia714/
Choumbiah711/
Camuia711/
Tshaumbea711/
Tchounbia711/
Coumbia6730/
Tsambya676/
Zambiah675/
Zambiha671/
Chanbio671/
Cammbio671/

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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 Tchambia
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