Kaminya Surname

734,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kaminya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaminya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3151:234,53822,701
Zambia741:214,18813,668
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kaminya (38) may also be a first name.

Kaminya Last Name Facts

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

Kaminya occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaminya? popularity and diffusion

Kaminya is the 734,496th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 18,496,309 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kaminya reside; 80 percent reside in Central Africa and 80 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kaminya is also the 1,662,754th most widely held first name globally It is held by 38 people.

Kaminya is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 315 people, or 1 in 234,538. Other than The DR Congo this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 19 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

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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
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