Kamesi Surname
Approximately 266 people bear this surname
Kamesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 147 | 1:265,573 | 19,326 |
| Indonesia | 52 | 1:2,543,254 | 149,807 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Kamesi (86) may also be a first name.
Kamesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kamesi (Oriya: କାେମସି) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamesi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kamesi is the 973,426th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Kamesi are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 42 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most numerous first name internationally, held by 86 people.
It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 265,573. In Uganda Kamesi is primarily found in: Sironko District, where 65 percent reside, Mbale District, where 23 percent reside and Kampala District, where 6 percent reside. Beside Uganda it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kamesi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kamesi in the Oriya language | ||
| କାେମସି | kaemasi | 38.46 |
| କାେମଶି | kaemasi | 23.08 |
| କାେମଶୀ | kaemasi | 23.08 |
| କାେମଶ | kaemasa | 7.69 |
| କୁକାେମଶି | kukaemasi | 7.69 |
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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 Kamesi
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