Kamanja Surname
Approximately 2,496 people bear this surname
Kamanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,545 | 1:29,890 | 3,280 |
| Malawi | 889 | 1:19,257 | 3,006 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Namibia | 6 | 1:401,567 | 10,578 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
Kamanja (247) may also be a first name.
Kamanja Demographics
Kamanja Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kamanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kamanja occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamanja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 172,362nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,919,690 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kamanja live; 62 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kamanja is also the 567,531st most common first name at a global level It is held by 247 people.
This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,545 people, or 1 in 29,890. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Meru County, where 32 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 14 percent reside and Muranga County, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Kamanja is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 36 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.
Kamanja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kamanja last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kamanja earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.42% less than the national average, earning $22,688 USD per year.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kamanja
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