Kamenju Surname

434,913th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 790 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kamenju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamenju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7841:58,9035,806
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kamenju (25) may also be a first name.

Kamenju Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kamenju occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamenju? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 434,913th most common last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 9,224,742 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kamenju live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 25 people.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 784 people, or 1 in 58,903. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nyeri County, where 21 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 15 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 0 percent are found.

Kamenju Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kamenju surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamenjuh931/
Kamencu861,506/
Kaminju8659/
Kamanju864/
Kamenzu861/
Kamenyu861/
Kaminjui804/
Kamndjou801/
Kamanjou801/
Kamenchuh751/
Komendjou751/
Kaminyu71551/
Kamaniu7113/
Kamanyu715/
Kaminsu715/
Kamnchu711/
Kaminzu711/
Kamenchout711/
Camenius6722/
Komenyuy673/
Kaminsui673/
Komanuju673/
Kamineyu671/
Khamaniu671/
Koumonjou631/
Caminius531/

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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 Kamenju
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