Kamayani Surname
Approximately 376 people bear this surname
Kamayani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 274 | 1:57,846 | 5,277 |
| Indonesia | 38 | 1:3,480,242 | 186,493 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
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
Kamayani (Hindi: कामायनी, Marathi: कामायनी, Oriya: କାମାୟନି) is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamayani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kamayani is the 760,012th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,381,771 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Kamayani are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 397,322nd most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 461 people.
Kamayani is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 274 people, or 1 in 57,846. In Zambia it is primarily found in: North-Western Province, where 71 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 15 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 7 percent reside. Besides Zambia this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 10 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kamayani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kamayani in the Hindi language | ||
| कामायनी | kamayani | 77.61 |
| कामायानी | kamayani | 10.45 |
| कामयनी | kamayani | 4.48 |
| कमयानी | kamayani | 2.99 |
| कमायनी | kamayani | 1.49 |
| कामायनि | kamayani | 1.49 |
| कामयानि | kamayani | 1.49 |
| Kamayani in the Oriya language | ||
| କାମାୟନି | kamayani | 50 |
| କମାୟଣୀ | kamayani | 50 |
| Kamayani in the Marathi language | ||
| कामायनी | kamayani | 44.44 |
| कामयानी | kamayani | 22.22 |
| कमयानी | kamayani | 11.11 |
| कमायानी | kamayani | 11.11 |
| कामयनी | kamayani | 5.56 |
| कमायानीास | kamayaniasa | 5.56 |
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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
- 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 Kamayani
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