Kameya Surname

78,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kameya Surname Definition:

Kameya is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: a child who is born as the mother is on her way back from drawing water.

Kameya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2,7511:5,762696
DR Congo9781:75,5418,781
Namibia6981:3,452604
Japan6451:198,2088,941
Tanzania4421:119,77711,421
India3581:2,142,64171,944
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Brazil781:2,744,54381,769
Zimbabwe411:376,54234,729
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Peru271:1,177,19020,369
Burundi161:612,803644
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Kameya (961) may also be a first name.

Kameya Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kameya is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: a child who is born as the mother is on her way back from drawing water.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kameya is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: a child who is born as the mother is on her way to tend to her soaked cassava (traditional tuber) by the riverbed.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kameya Last Name Facts

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

Kameya (Bengali: কমেয়া, Oriya: କାେମୟା, Russian: Камея) is most common in Zambia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kameya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kameya is the 78,464th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,170,878 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Kameya live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kameya is also the 260,237th most widely held forename globally, held by 961 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 2,751 people, or 1 in 5,762. In Zambia Kameya is primarily concentrated in: Western Province, where 38 percent are found, North-Western Province, where 28 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia this last name is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found and Namibia, where 11 percent are found.

Kameya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kameya surname are 22.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kameya earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 5.24% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,401 per year; in South Africa they earn 58.58% less than the national average, earning R 98,424 per year; in United States they earn 99.06% more than the national average, earning $85,892 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.01% less than the national average, earning $44,711 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kameyau9238/
Kameyha9233/
Kameeya922/
Khameya921/
Kameyaz921/
Kamheya921/
Kamey91845/
Kamea91324/
Kamejaya8611/
Kamiya8393,714/
Kamaya835,584/
Komeya831,860/
Kamuya831,084/
Kemeya83606/
Kamoya83516/
Kameye83150/
Kameja8353/
Kameyi8351/
Kameyu8325/
Kameyo8314/
Cameya8314/
Kameha839/
Keamey838/
Kammey838/
Kameea835/
Kamyia834/
Kameat833/
Ckamey832/
Kaimea832/
Kamhea832/
Kamgey832/
Kaumey831/
Kaimey831/
Kameey831/
Kameia831/
Kamead831/
Kamyya831/
Kamiyah7774/
Kamahya7739/
Kaumaya7733/
Kamejiy7727/
Kamayah7725/
Khamuya7721/
Khamaya7719/
Khamiya7717/
Kaimiya7711/
Kamouya7711/
Kamhaya7710/
Kammaya7710/
Kamheyo777/
Kamayap775/
Khameyi775/
Kameeha775/
Kaimaya774/
Khameye774/
Qamheya774/
Kamooya773/
Kammeye772/
Khameja772/
Kamaaya772/
Kaymiya771/
Katmiya771/
Kaumiya771/
Kamuyah771/
Kamieyi771/
Kamehah771/
Kameyou771/
Cameyaa771/
Khatmey771/
Khameas771/
Kajmoey771/
Khamhea771/
Kamau73279,115/
Kamei7362,942/
Camey7315,081/
Kamai735,095/
Komey732,204/
Kamay731,767/
Kamae731,646/
Kamaj73788/
Komea73447/
Kamoe73434/
Kamue73412/
Kamoy73247/
Kemea73188/
Kamie73168/
Kamee73161/
Kemey73121/
Kamaa7393/
Camea7384/
Kamoa7347/
Kamye7331/
Kamej7326/
Kameu7316/
Kamuy735/
Kamaî731/
Kamajaya711,457/
Kamuyaya71358/
Khammiya71141/
Khamiyah7116/
Khajmiya7113/
Khameiad715/
Kamayaya714/
Khamayas712/
Khammaya712/
Kaujmiya711/
Kahamuya711/
Kamhiyah711/
Koumeyha711/
Kamayowa711/
Kaymayah711/
Kamuhaya711/
Kamuyowa711/
Kaaimaya711/
Kaimahya711/
Kammiyat711/
Khaimiya711/
Khhameye711/
Katmuyah711/
Komiya6742,203/
Kamayi678,467/
Kamaye677,441/
Kamoyo673,216/
Camaya672,925/
Kamoyi672,756/
Khamai672,583/
Cameia671,977/
Kamaie671,888/
Kamaji671,852/
Kommey671,112/
Kamawe671,100/
Kamija67924/
Kammoe67717/
Komaya67686/
Kamuyi67507/
Kamoye67414/
Kamaja67334/
Kaimue67315/
Kammee67297/
Kamuye67286/
Keamue67285/
Kamiyo67262/
Kemeha67218/
Kammai67208/
Kamhoa67197/
Kammei67175/
Kaumai67172/
Kahmei67162/
Qameyu67161/
Kamayu67156/
Qamiya67149/
Kamayo67109/
Koumey67106/
Komeyi6799/
Casmey6797/
Kamuja6791/
Kemaya6789/
Keamau6788/
Kamhau6780/
Komeja6773/
Kemiya6772/
Cameja6771/
Kemmey6770/
Koomey6762/
Komhey6762/
Kameji6750/
Kammue6750/
Khamie6745/
Kamoja6741/
Kamuje6741/
Kamaju6741/
Kamaio6739/
Kamiyi6737/
Khomey6736/
Kamahu6736/
Kasmaj6736/
Kamaje6734/
Kaimau6733/
Kammau6731/
Kamuyo6730/
Kaamaa6728/
Khamei6728/
Camiya6728/
Camgea6728/
Kamaiy6727/
Komeia6727/
Kamhoy6724/
Kamoie6722/
Kamaia6722/
Kamaid6722/
Kamaai6719/
Khamee6718/
Caumea6718/
Kamowe6718/
Kameus6717/
Kamoje6717/
Kaymae6717/
Kamoue6717/
Kamayé6717/
Kaimai6716/
Kammeu6716/
Kaimoa6716/
Kammie6715/
Kama'a6715/
Kamejh6714/
Komeha6714/
Kamhai6713/
Kaimei6712/
Kaemai6712/
Kamaii6711/
Kaimaa6711/
Kamajo6710/
Khamau6710/
Kaimie679/
Kaimay679/
Kaymay679/
Kamiye679/
Kameje679/
Khamuy679/
Kammaa678/
Kamije677/
Khamay677/
Kosmea677/
Kammay677/
Khamaj677/
Kamoia677/
Qaimey677/
Komoya676/
Camuya675/
Kamejo675/
Komeye675/
Kamhie674/
Kajmee674/
Kamgai674/
Cameey674/
Kemeia674/
Kamoha674/
Kamhae674/
Khamae674/
Khamhayat674/
Keemey673/
Katmau673/
Kamayd673/
Kamiia673/
Kamauh673/
Kemeyi673/
Khomea673/
Kemeye672/
Kameue672/
Kamouy672/
Komeah672/
Kemeah672/
Kamaue672/
Comeya672/
Cameyo672/
Keumea672/
Khamoe672/
Kameis672/
Kamyoy672/
Kammoy672/
Cameye672/
Kemuya671/
Kamauy671/
Kamayy671/
Kameej671/
Kameih671/
Kammae671/
Camoya671/
Kamiie671/
Cammey671/
Keimey671/
Kaumuyaya671/
Kaimee671/
Kaymue671/
Kamaih671/
Kaamay671/
Kaamai671/
Khamoy671/
Keamae671/
Khamue671/
Khamayash671/
Kemeyo671/
Kemoya671/
Kemeiy671/
Kgamay671/
Kehmey671/
Kaumau671/
Kaumei671/
Khamye671/
Kamaajaya671/
Kamaiz671/
Kamajs671/
Kaemau671/
Kamgae671/
Kamgaj671/
Kamgay671/
Kamgoe671/
Kamhye671/
Kameip671/
Kamaïa671/
Kamuia671/
Kamuoa671/
Kkamaa671/
Kaamye671/
Koimea671/
Komuya671/
Komehy671/
Komeyd671/
Komeyo671/
Kosmey671/
Qamaya671/
Kaamau671/
Hkamau671/
Camiey671/
Kahmie671/
Kaimoe671/
Quamey671/
Camead671/
Camyia671/
Caemea671/
Kameuo671/
Kamgoy671/
Kammuy671/
Cameas670/

Kameya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kameya in the Bengali language
কমেয়াkameya-
Kameya in the Oriya language
କାେମୟାkaemaya98.25
କେମୟାkemaya1.4
Kameya in the Russian language
Камеяkamea-

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