Kamanga Surname
Approximately 143,494 people bear this surname
Kamanga Surname Definition:
Kamanga is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: a person who ties bundles.
Kamanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 98,602 | 1:174 | 9 |
| Zambia | 23,036 | 1:688 | 90 |
| DR Congo | 12,450 | 1:5,934 | 704 |
| Tanzania | 3,192 | 1:16,586 | 2,146 |
| Zimbabwe | 2,343 | 1:6,589 | 720 |
| South Africa | 1,741 | 1:31,119 | 3,998 |
| Kenya | 1,245 | 1:37,092 | 3,970 |
| Botswana | 347 | 1:6,302 | 1,041 |
| England | 112 | 1:497,483 | 31,781 |
| Swaziland | 101 | 1:12,853 | 583 |
| Uganda | 67 | 1:582,676 | 31,350 |
| Namibia | 46 | 1:52,378 | 6,268 |
| United States | 44 | 1:8,237,703 | 362,142 |
| Pakistan | 21 | 1:8,506,852 | 44,204 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
Kamanga (2,285) may also be a first name.
Kamanga Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kamanga is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: a person who ties bundles.
Kamanga is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: a prosecutor of crimes.
Kamanga Demographics
Average Kamanga Salary in
United States
$25,836 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kamanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kamanga (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻣﺎﻧﻜﺎ, Oriya: କାମା) is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamanga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kamanga is the 3,906th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 50,786 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamanga live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 156,030th most prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 2,285 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 98,602 people, or 1 in 174. Aside from Malawi it occurs in 56 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 16 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.
Kamanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Kamanga earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 4.35% less than the national average, earning R 227,304 per year; in United States they earn 40.12% less than the national average, earning $25,836 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.21% less than the national average, earning $46,100 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kamanga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kamanga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻣﺎﻧﻜﺎ | kamanka | - |
| Kamanga in the Oriya language | ||
| କାମା | kama | - |
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Footnotes
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