Kamaru Surname

74,065th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,642 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kamaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,4301:72,8985,240
Indonesia2,1361:61,9146,765
Kenya1,0241:45,0984,657
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
India1691:4,538,848117,745
Malaysia1441:204,82112,037
Papua New Guinea1171:69,6909,084
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Qatar61:393,00055,922
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England21:27,859,030389,889
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Kamaru (11,513) may also be a first name.

Kamaru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kamaru (Bengali: কামরু, Hindi: कमरू, Marathi: कमरु, Oriya: କମରୁ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamaru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kamaru is the 74,065th most widely held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,097,191 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Kamaru reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 55,737th most frequently used forename on earth It is held by 11,513 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,430 people, or 1 in 72,898. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Jigawa, where 15 percent reside, Oyo, where 11 percent reside and Ondo, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 32 percent reside and Kenya, where 15 percent reside.

Kamaru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (75%) in Nigeria.

Kamaru earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kamaru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamaru in the Hindi language
कमरूkamaru86.46
कमरुkamaru11.56
कमारुkamaru0.96
कमारूkamaru0.59
कमरुनkamaruna0.05
कामरूkamaru0.05
कर्मुkarmu0.05
कुमारkumara0.05
Kamaru in the Marathi language
कमरुkamaru67.9
कमरूkamaru19.75
कामरुkamaru4.32
कामरूkamaru0.93
कुमरुkumaru0.31
खैरूkhairu0.31
कामरूनkamaruna0.31
खैरुkhairu0.31
कमरkamara0.31
खमरूkhamaru0.31
कमरुिkamarui0.31
केलरुkelaru0.31
Kamaru in the Oriya language
କମରୁkamaru62.96
କମାରୁkamaru31.48
କାନାରୁkanaru1.85
କମରୂkamaru1.85
କାମରୁkamaru1.85
Kamaru in the Bengali language
কামরুkamaru60
কমরুkamaru40

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Footnotes

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