Kamaku Surname

578,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kamaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1461:316,30119,644
India1391:5,518,456133,501
Nigeria1311:1,352,23553,045
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Kamaku (97) may also be a first name.

Kamaku Last Name Facts

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

Kamaku (Hindi: कमकू, Marathi: कमकू, Oriya: କମକୁ) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamaku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kamaku is the 578,557th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,420,895 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Kamaku are found; 27 percent are found in East Africa and 27 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kamaku is also the 962,660th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 97 people.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 316,301. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kirinyaga County, where 59 percent live, Makueni County, where 29 percent live and Muranga County, where 3 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 26 percent live and Nigeria, where 24 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kajmaku92390/
Kamakou9237/
Kamakeu9224/
Kamakau9222/
Kamaaku924/
Kasmaku923/
Kkamaku923/
Kammaku923/
Kamaiku922/
Kaimaku921/
Kaamaku921/
Kamahaku8619/
Kaamaaku868/
Kamakaud863/
Kahmakeu861/
Kaimakou861/
Kamakuhe861/
Kamoku83217/
Kameku8341/
Camaku8324/
Kemaku837/
Komaku833/
Kamacu831/
Khamakhup801/
Kamakoe778/
Kaimoku774/
Kamekeu773/
Kommaku772/
Kamooku771/
Kamuiku771/
Kemakeu771/
Camakou771/
Kahmoku771/
Keumaku771/
Kemahaku7120/
Koumakou718/
Kamoukou713/
Keumakeu711/
Komoku67127/
Kamocu675/
Gkoumakou674/
Komacu673/
Camacu671/

Kamaku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamaku in the Marathi language
कमकूkamaku-
Kamaku in the Oriya language
କମକୁkamaku80
କମକୂkamaku20
Kamaku in the Hindi language
कमकूkamaku50
कमकुkamaku41.67
कमाकूkamaku8.33

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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
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  • 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 Kamaku
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