Kamana Surname
Approximately 58,347 people bear this surname
Kamana Surname Definition:
Kamana is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: a child who is born to a woman who was previously percieved to be barren.
Kamana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 20,810 | 1:36,860 | 2,632 |
| Rwanda | 16,124 | 1:705 | 153 |
| DR Congo | 12,286 | 1:6,013 | 715 |
| Tanzania | 2,934 | 1:18,044 | 2,306 |
| Zambia | 1,062 | 1:14,925 | 1,701 |
| South Africa | 957 | 1:56,612 | 7,186 |
| Cameroon | 922 | 1:22,526 | 3,062 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Papua New Guinea | 365 | 1:22,339 | 2,422 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Kenya | 296 | 1:156,013 | 12,361 |
| Uganda | 293 | 1:133,240 | 12,235 |
| Mali | 258 | 1:65,771 | 1,556 |
| Indonesia | 242 | 1:546,484 | 44,089 |
| United States | 129 | 1:2,809,759 | 166,838 |
| Ivory Coast | 122 | 1:189,108 | 8,267 |
| Lebanon | 87 | 1:64,794 | 4,807 |
| Namibia | 70 | 1:34,420 | 4,994 |
| Greece | 69 | 1:160,577 | 26,211 |
| Maldives | 58 | 1:6,968 | 589 |
| Burundi | 49 | 1:200,099 | 357 |
| Solomon Islands | 39 | 1:14,873 | 2,820 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| Cook Islands | 32 | 1:568 | 71 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Burkina Faso | 10 | 1:1,835,210 | 14,348 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Kamana (18,618) may also be a first name.
Kamana Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kamana is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: a child who is born to a woman who was previously percieved to be barren.
Kamana is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: a wise person.
Kamana Demographics
Kamana Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kamana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kamana (Arabic: كامانا, Bengali: কামনা, Georgian: კამანა, Hindi: कामना, Marathi: कामाणा, Oriya: କାମନା, Russian: Камана, Tibetan: ཀ་མ་ན་) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 9,684th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 124,900 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Kamana are found; 36 percent are found in South Asia and 36 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kamana is also the 39,883rd most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 18,618 people.
This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 20,810 people, or 1 in 36,860. In India Kamana is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 82 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 15 percent reside and Odisha, where 2 percent reside. Other than India Kamana occurs in 64 countries. It is also common in Rwanda, where 28 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside.
Kamana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kamana has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kamana surname expanded 1,843 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kamana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Kamana last name is predominantly Christian (95%) in Kenya and Sunni (98%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Kamana surname are 36.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kamana earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 51.52% less than the national average, earning R 115,200 per year; in United States they earn 3.49% less than the national average, earning $41,643 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.93% less than the national average, earning $28,355 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kamana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kamana in the Georgian language | ||
| კამანა | kamana | - |
| Kamana in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀ་མ་ན་ | kamana | - |
| Kamana in the Bengali language | ||
| কামনা | kamana | 99.58 |
| কমনা | kamana | 0.42 |
| Kamana in the Hindi language | ||
| कामना | kamana | 93.76 |
| कमाना | kamana | 2.93 |
| कमना | kamana | 1.89 |
| कामाना | kamana | 0.95 |
| कमणा | kamana | 0.19 |
| कमां | kamam | 0.19 |
| कामन | kamana | 0.09 |
| Kamana in the Oriya language | ||
| କାମନା | kamana | 66.43 |
| କମନା | kamana | 15.55 |
| କାମାନା | kamana | 7.31 |
| କମାନା | kamana | 6.28 |
| କମଣା | kamana | 0.62 |
| କାମଣା | kamana | 0.51 |
| ଅକାମନା | akamana | 0.51 |
| କାମାଣା | kamana | 0.31 |
| େକାମାନା | ekamana | 0.31 |
| କାମନ | kamana | 0.21 |
| କମଳା | kamala | 0.1 |
| କାମାନ | kamana | 0.1 |
| ବୁକାମାନା | bukamana | 0.1 |
| ଧନ | dhana | 0.1 |
| କାମୀନା | kamina | 0.1 |
| ଅକାମାନା | akamana | 0.1 |
| େବାମାନା | ebamana | 0.1 |
| Kamana in the Marathi language | ||
| कामाणा | kamana | 22.02 |
| कामाना | kamana | 21.43 |
| कमना | kamana | 19.64 |
| कामणा | kamana | 15.18 |
| कामना | kamana | 11.9 |
| कामाऩ्ना | kamanna | 2.38 |
| कामांना | kamanna | 1.49 |
| कमाना | kamana | 1.49 |
| कनप | kanapa | 0.6 |
| कामन | kamana | 0.3 |
| कामाण् | kaman | 0.3 |
| मंगर | mangara | 0.3 |
| कमन | kamana | 0.3 |
| िकसन | ikasana | 0.3 |
| मनसी | manasi | 0.3 |
| Kamana in the Russian language | ||
| Камана | kamana | - |
| Kamana in the Arabic language | ||
| كامانا | kamana | - |
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