Kamaye Surname
Approximately 7,441 people bear this surname
Kamaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 6,801 | 1:2,822 | 296 |
| Nigeria | 537 | 1:329,875 | 18,040 |
| India | 45 | 1:17,045,897 | 267,282 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Kamayé (17) are calculated separately.
Kamaye (1,184) may also be a first name.
Kamaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kamaye (Marathi: कामये) is more commonly found in Niger than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Kamayé. Click here for further possible spellings of Kamaye.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 66,923rd most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 979,377 people. The last name Kamaye occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kamaye live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Chadic Africa. Kamaye is also the 230,515th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 1,184 people.
The last name is most common in Niger, where it is carried by 6,801 people, or 1 in 2,822. In Niger Kamaye is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 75 percent live, Maradi Region, where 7 percent live and Zinder Region, where 5 percent live. Beside Niger Kamaye exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kamaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kamaye in the Marathi language | ||
| कामये | kamaye | 94.12 |
| कामयेाची | kamayeaci | 2.94 |
| कमये | kamaye | 2.94 |
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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 Kamaye
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