Kamave Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kamave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea571:143,04819,694
India81:95,883,173728,828
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Kamave (21) may also be a first name.

Kamave Last Name Facts

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

Kamave (Hindi: कमावे, Marathi: कानवे) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamave? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,121,169th most common last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 72 percent of Kamave live; 72 percent live in Oceania Islands and 72 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kamave is also the 2,368,944th most widely held given name world-wide. It is borne by 21 people.

Kamave is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 143,048. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 86 percent are found, Gulf, where 5 percent are found and West New Britain, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea Kamave exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khamave922/
Kamavhe921/
Kamaavei862/
Kamaevey861/
Khammave861/
Kaumavie861/
Kamawe831,100/
Kamove8322/
Kamavi8318/
Kamava8312/
Kemave839/
Komave835/
Kamive831/
Camave831/
Camaver777/
Kaumavi777/
Kammavi774/
Khamavi774/
Khamavy773/
Kamavoj773/
Kamayue771/
Kamavai771/
Kamaiva771/
Kamaibe771/
Casmave771/
Kamover771/
Khamava771/
Kamhava771/
Kamabhe771/
Kamayowe7116/
Kahamabe711/
Kamovets711/
Khaimava711/
Khaimove711/
Komavets711/
Kamiyavi711/
Kamayube711/
Kamayobe711/
Kamahoue711/
Kamaehwi711/
Kamawa67366/
Kamawi6733/
Kamewe6731/
Kemeve6729/
Komawe6721/
Kamowe6718/
Komava6710/
Komavi674/
Camabe672/
Camawe671/
Komove671/
Kamevi671/
Camava671/
Khamovets671/
Khamavich671/

Kamave Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamave in the Hindi language
कमावेkamave-
Kamave in the Marathi language
कानवेkanave50
कमवेkamave50

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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
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  • 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 Kamave
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