Kaminye Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kaminye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaminye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia241:660,41325,715
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kaminye (34) may also be a first name.

Kaminye Last Name Facts

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

Kaminye is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaminye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kaminye is the 3,798,600th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Kaminye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kaminye live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kaminye is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 34 people.

The surname Kaminye is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 660,413. In Zambia Kaminye is most common in: North-Western Province, where 96 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 4 percent live. Not including Zambia Kaminye is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live and Ghana, where 4 percent live.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kaminye
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