Kahama Surname
Approximately 754 people bear this surname
Kahama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 336 | 1:157,564 | 14,138 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Thailand | 96 | 1:735,816 | 120,839 |
| Uganda | 51 | 1:765,476 | 37,015 |
| Zimbabwe | 46 | 1:335,614 | 32,404 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Kenya | 24 | 1:1,924,162 | 36,129 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Kahama (96) may also be a first name.
Kahama Demographics
Average Kahama Salary in
United States
$32,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kahama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kahama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kahama (Marathi: काहमा) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 450,743rd most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 9,665,180 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Kahama reside; 55 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kahama is also the 968,397th most commonly held forename throughout the world, borne by 96 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 336 people, or 1 in 157,564. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 42 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 29 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Kahama occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside and Thailand, where 13 percent reside.
Kahama Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kahama has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kahama last name increased 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kahama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Kahama last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kahama earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.55% less than the national average, earning $32,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kahama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kahama in the Marathi language | ||
| काहमा | kahama | - |
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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 Kahama
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