Chama

Chama Meaning & Origin

About Chama
The surname Chama is of Spanish and Portuguese origin. It is derived from the word "chama," which means "flame" or "fire" in both languages. As a surname, Chama likely originated as a nickname for someone with a fiery or passionate personality or could have been given to someone who worked with or was associated with fire in some way.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Chama is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Chama: 205
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 90113
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Chama based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Chama is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
XM
🗽 NYSIIS
CANA
🔊 Soundex
C050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
CH AA1 M AH0
🌐 IPA
/chama*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('XM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C500

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Chama in Braille

Here's how to represent Chama in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Chama in braille

How to sign the name Chama using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Chama using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Chama in sign language

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