Kaamu Surname
Approximately 397 people bear this surname
Kaamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 341 | 1:114,485 | 11,078 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Kaamu (253) may also be a first name.
Kaamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kaamu (Marathi: कमू) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaamu? popularity and diffusion
Kaamu is the 730,373rd most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,356,539 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Kaamu reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kaamu is also the 560,146th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 253 people.
The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 341 people, or 1 in 114,485. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kaliro District, where 14 percent live, Kamuli District, where 13 percent live and Kampala District, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaamu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaamu in the Marathi language | ||
| कमू | kamu | - |
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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 Kaamu
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