Kamenya Surname
Approximately 5,363 people bear this surname
Kamenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 3,843 | 1:4,455 | 618 |
| Tanzania | 864 | 1:61,275 | 6,573 |
| Kenya | 409 | 1:112,909 | 9,598 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Zimbabwe | 60 | 1:257,304 | 27,433 |
| Uganda | 48 | 1:813,318 | 38,363 |
| Zambia | 33 | 1:480,301 | 21,871 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kamenya (127) may also be a first name.
Kamenya Demographics
Kamenya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kamenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kamenya (Russian: Каменья) is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kamenya.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamenya? popularity and diffusion
Kamenya is the 89,476th most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,358,856 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamenya are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kamenya is also the 825,494th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 127 people.
The last name Kamenya is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 3,843 people, or 1 in 4,455. Without taking into account Malawi this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 16 percent reside and Kenya, where 8 percent reside.
Kamenya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Kamenya surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khamenya | 93 | 297 | / |
| Kamenyah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kamhenya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kaminya | 86 | 394 | / |
| Komenya | 86 | 20 | / |
| Kamenyo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kamenja | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kamynya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kamenjaš | 80 | 241 | / |
| Khomenya | 80 | 141 | / |
| Khaminya | 80 | 47 | / |
| Kamenjay | 80 | 5 | / |
| Khamenia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kamenjat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamengia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamoinya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaimenjay | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kasminyah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaminja | 71 | 264 | / |
| Camenia | 71 | 53 | / |
| Kaminia | 71 | 46 | / |
| Camenha | 71 | 43 | / |
| Kamenjo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kamigna | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kaminyo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kamenio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Komenea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qaminya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kosmynya | 67 | 17 | / |
| Qaminyas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaminjah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kasminja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koumegna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coumenya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaaminyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamainja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamainia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaminjay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaminjas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaminjai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kosminya | 67 | 1 | / |
Kamenya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kamenya in the Russian language | ||
| Каменья | kamena | - |
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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 Kamenya
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