Kamama Surname
Approximately 4,170 people bear this surname
Kamama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,635 | 1:28,245 | 3,125 |
| Philippines | 1,002 | 1:101,036 | 17,633 |
| DR Congo | 643 | 1:114,898 | 12,589 |
| Uganda | 352 | 1:110,907 | 10,820 |
| India | 233 | 1:3,292,126 | 95,646 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Zambia | 74 | 1:214,188 | 13,668 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Liberia | 4 | 1:1,102,134 | 37,930 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
Kamama (1,531) may also be a first name.
Kamama Demographics
Average Kamama Salary in
South Africa
R 89,484
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kamama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kamama (Hindi: कमामा, Marathi: कममा, Oriya: କାମାମା) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Kamama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kamama is the 111,376th most frequently used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,747,613 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 70 percent of Kamama are found; 48 percent are found in East Africa and 39 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kamama is also the 198,268th most commonly held forename globally. It is borne by 1,531 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,635 people, or 1 in 28,245. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: West Pokot County, where 62 percent reside, Baringo County, where 17 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 7 percent reside. Beside Kenya it occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 24 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.
Kamama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kamama earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.34% less than the national average, earning R 89,484 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kamama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kamama in the Hindi language | ||
| कमामा | kamama | - |
| Kamama in the Marathi language | ||
| कममा | kamama | - |
| Kamama in the Oriya language | ||
| କାମାମା | kamama | 89.82 |
| କାମମା | kamama | 2.99 |
| କମାମା | kamama | 2.99 |
| କାମଆା | kamaaa | 0.6 |
| ଦୁରୀଆମା | duri'ama | 0.6 |
| କାନମା | kanama | 0.6 |
| କାମାା | kamaa | 0.6 |
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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
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- 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 Kamama
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