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
Average Kamana Salary in
United States
$41,643 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kamana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kamana (Arabic: كامانا, Bengali: কামনা, Georgian: კამანა, Hindi: कामना, Marathi: कामाणा, Oriya: କାମନା, Russian: Камана, Tibetan: ཀ་མ་ན་) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 9,684th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 124,900 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 62 percent of Kamana live; 36 percent live in South Asia and 36 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kamana is also the 39,883rd most frequent forename in the world, borne by 18,618 people.
The surname Kamana is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 20,810 people, or 1 in 36,860. In India it is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 82 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 15 percent live and Odisha, where 2 percent live. Barring India this last name is found in 64 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 28 percent live and The DR Congo, where 21 percent live.
Kamana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kamana has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kamana surname grew 1,843 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kamana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Kamana last name is chiefly Christian (95%) in Kenya and Sunni (98%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Kamana last name are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90% registered to vote for the 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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