Around the globe, Chamiso (Chamiso 
, Chamizo 
) is quite a common gender-neutral forename. The forename Chamiso is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare unisex name. Much less frequently, Chamiso is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Chamiso | Bolivia, Spain, Brazil, Ethiopia, United States |
| Chamizo | Spain, Colombia, Mexico, United States, Cuba |