Kamayani Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kamayani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamayani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2741:57,8465,277
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
India71:109,580,769786,157
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Kamayani (461) may also be a first name.

Kamayani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kamayani (Hindi: कामायनी, Marathi: कामायनी, Oriya: କାମାୟନି) is found most frequently in Zambia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamayani? popularity and diffusion

Kamayani is the 760,012th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 19,381,771 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Kamayani reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 397,322nd most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 461 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 274 people, or 1 in 57,846. In Zambia Kamayani is mostly concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 71 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 15 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia Kamayani is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 10 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kamayani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamayani in the Hindi language
कामायनीkamayani77.61
कामायानीkamayani10.45
कामयनीkamayani4.48
कमयानीkamayani2.99
कमायनीkamayani1.49
कामायनिkamayani1.49
कामयानिkamayani1.49
Kamayani in the Oriya language
କାମାୟନିkamayani50
କମାୟଣୀkamayani50
Kamayani in the Marathi language
कामायनीkamayani44.44
कामयानीkamayani22.22
कमयानीkamayani11.11
कमायानीkamayani11.11
कामयनीkamayani5.56
कमायानीासkamayaniasa5.56

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