Kamama Surname

111,376th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kamama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,6351:28,2453,125
Philippines1,0021:101,03617,633
DR Congo6431:114,89812,589
Uganda3521:110,90710,820
India2331:3,292,12695,646
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Zambia741:214,18813,668
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
England51:11,143,612252,590
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349

Kamama (1,531) may also be a first name.

Kamama Last Name Facts

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

Kamama (Hindi: कमामा, Marathi: कममा, Oriya: କାମାମା) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamama? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 111,376th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,747,613 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Kamama reside; 48 percent reside in East Africa and 39 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kamama is also the 198,268th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 1,531 people.

The last name Kamama is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne 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. Apart from Kenya this surname 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 bearing the Kamama surname is primarily 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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamama in the Hindi language
कमामाkamama-
Kamama in the Marathi language
कममाkamama-
Kamama in the Oriya language
କାମାମାkamama89.82
କାମମାkamama2.99
କମାମାkamama2.99
କାମଆାkamaaa0.6
ଦୁରୀଆମାduri'ama0.6
କାନମାkanama0.6
କାମାାkamaa0.6

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kamama
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