Tshamu Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Tshamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tshamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2051:360,38831,424
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016

Tshamu (51) may also be a first name.

Tshamu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tshamu is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tshamu.

How Common Is The Last Name Tshamu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tshamu is the 1,125,333rd most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. Tshamu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tshamu reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most widely held first name on earth It is held by 51 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 205 people, or 1 in 360,388. Aside from The DR Congo this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Tshamu Last Name Statistics demography

Tshamu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 92.08% less than the national average, earning R 18,816 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshamut9227/
Tshamus922/
Tshamuj921/
Tsamu9128/
Tsamou83158/
Tchamu8362/
Tshemu838/
Tsiamu837/
Tsamau831/
Tchamou771,997/
Tchameu7749/
Tsaimou7735/
Tsiamou7713/
Tsamous777/
Tsiamui771/
Tsamuth771/
Chamu732,515/
Tsomu731,227/
Tsemu7363/
Dsamu734/
Zhamu733/
Tchammou71198/
Tchamgou7115/
Tchammeu711/
Tshoumou711/
Tchaimou711/
Tchaameu711/
Tchamous711/
Chamou67383/
Chaimu67168/
Tsomou6790/
Tzamou6773/
Chammu6733/
Dsamou6729/
Zhaimu6727/
Chamau6713/
Tsemeu678/
Chhamu678/
Zhamau675/
Chamuy672/
Zahamu672/
Tsemuh671/
Tsiomu671/
Tsomau671/
Chameu671/
Zhaemu671/
Chamui671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Tshamu
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