Kamayan Surname
Approximately 158 people bear this surname
Kamayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 99 | 1:44,531 | 4,051 |
| Indonesia | 41 | 1:3,225,590 | 176,839 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Armenia | 5 | 1:586,036 | 10,281 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
Kamayan (38) may also be a first name.
Kamayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kamayan (Hindi: कमायन, Marathi: पयन, Russian: Камаян) is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamayan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,385,851st most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Kamayan are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Kamayan is also the 1,662,754th most prevalent forename on earth, borne by 38 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 44,531. In Liberia Kamayan is primarily concentrated in: Sinoe County, where 56 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 36 percent are found and Gbarpolu County, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Liberia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 26 percent are found and The Philippines, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kamayan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kamayan in the Hindi language | ||
| कमायन | kamayana | 83.33 |
| कामयान | kamayana | 16.67 |
| Kamayan in the Marathi language | ||
| पयन | payana | 50 |
| कामराम | kamarama | 50 |
| Kamayan in the Russian language | ||
| Камаян | kamaan | - |
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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 Kamayan
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