Kamiya Surname

6,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93,714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kamiya Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'divine valley', also pronounced kamiya, kamegai, and kabeya. It is a habitational surname. One family, descendants of the Iwaki branch of the Taira clan, took this surname from Kamiya-mura in Iwaki (now part of Fukushima prefecture).

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Kamiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan92,3731:1,384260
Brazil6721:318,56312,275
Thailand2061:342,90559,500
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
India571:13,457,287231,997
Argentina441:971,44161,182
Peru421:756,76516,930
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
France141:4,744,480251,814
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Guam11:160,1214,893
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077

Kamiya (3,979) may also be a first name.

Kamiya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'divine valley', also pronounced kamiya, kamegai, and kabeya. It is a habitational surname. One family, descendants of the Iwaki branch of the Taira clan, took this surname from Kamiya-mura in Iwaki (now part of Fukushima prefecture). Other families descend from the northern Fujiwara through the Utsunomiya family, and through Fujiwara no Hidesato (10th century) by his descendant Iga and Satake families. The pronunciation kamiya is mostly found in eastern Japan and the Ryūkyū Islands, the pronunciation kamitani in western Japan.

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Kamiya Last Name Facts

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

Kamiya (Arabic: كاميا, Bengali: কমিয়া, Hindi: कमीया, Marathi: कािमया, Oriya: କାମିୟା, Russian: Камия) is most common in Japan. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamiya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kamiya is the 6,023rd most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 77,764 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kamiya live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 110,796th most frequently held forename globally It is held by 3,979 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 92,373 people, or 1 in 1,384. In Japan Kamiya is most numerous in: Aichi Prefecture, where 41 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent reside and Shizuoka Prefecture, where 7 percent reside. Not including Japan Kamiya is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Kamiya Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kamiya earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 221.07% more than the national average, earning S/. 62,240 per year and in Canada they earn 24.37% more than the national average, earning $61,789 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamiyah9274/
Khamiya9217/
Kaimiya9211/
Kaymiya921/
Katmiya921/
Kaumiya921/
Khammiya86141/
Khamiyah8616/
Khajmiya8613/
Kaujmiya861/
Kamhiyah861/
Kammiyat861/
Khaimiya861/
Komiya8342,203/
Kameya836,224/
Kamaya835,584/
Kamuya831,084/
Kamija83924/
Kamoya83516/
Kamiyo83262/
Qamiya83149/
Kemiya8372/
Kamiyi8337/
Camiya8328/
Kamaiy8327/
Kamaia8322/
Kamiye839/
Kamoia837/
Kamyia834/
Kamiia833/
Kamuia831/
Kameia831/
Kamyya831/
Koumiya77282/
Kamaiah77259/
Khamaia77216/
Kamahia77204/
Komiyah77177/
Kamijah7739/
Kamahya7739/
Kameyau7738/
Kaumaya7733/
Kameyha7733/
Kamiyee7729/
Kamejiy7727/
Kamayah7725/
Khamuya7721/
Khomiya7720/
Khamaya7719/
Kamaiha7717/
Kamuhia7714/
Khemiya7711/
Kamouya7711/
Kamhaya7710/
Kammaya7710/
Khamiyo777/
Kamaiyo776/
Kamijja776/
Kamijyo775/
Kamayap775/
Khamaiy775/
Kaimaya774/
Qasmiya773/
Kamooya773/
Khamija772/
Kamagia772/
Kamaaya772/
Kameeya772/
Qamhiya772/
Khameya771/
Kamuyah771/
Kamajiy771/
Kameyaz771/
Kamieyi771/
Kamheya771/
Kamoiyo771/
Casmiya771/
Kamoiha771/
Kamau73279,115/
Kamei7362,942/
Kamai735,095/
Kamoi733,886/
Kamay731,767/
Kamae731,646/
Kamey73845/
Kamaj73788/
Kamui73441/
Kamea73324/
Kamoy73247/
Kamij73233/
Kamie73168/
Kamaa7393/
Kamoa7347/
Kamye7331/
Kamuy735/
Kamaî731/
Kamajaya711,457/
Kamuyaya71358/
Kammaiah7117/
Qamhiyah7113/
Kamejaya7111/
Khamaiad7111/
Khameiad715/
Khamijah715/
Kamayaya714/
Khamaiat714/
Khamayas712/
Khammaya712/
Kahamuya711/
Kaamaiha711/
Khoimiya711/
Kamayowa711/
Kaymayah711/
Kaumaiha711/
Kamaujiy711/
Kamuhaya711/
Kamuyowa711/
Kaaimaya711/
Kaimahya711/
Qasmiyah711/
Kamaiova711/
Katmuyah711/
Kamijo6719,235/
Kamayi678,467/
Kamaye677,441/
Kamiji673,768/
Kamoyo673,216/
Camaya672,925/
Kamoyi672,756/
Khamai672,583/
Cameia671,977/
Kamaie671,888/
Komeya671,860/
Kamaji671,852/
Kamoji671,689/
Kamawe671,100/
Komaya67686/
Kemeya67606/
Kamuyi67507/
Camiye67465/
Kamoye67414/
Kamaja67334/
Kamuye67286/
Kammai67208/
Kamuji67207/
Kamhoa67197/
Camoia67189/
Kammei67175/
Kaumai67172/
Kahmei67162/
Kamayu67156/
Kameye67150/
Kamayo67109/
Kamuja6791/
Kemaya6789/
Keamau6788/
Kamhau6780/
Kaimoi6772/
Kameja6753/
Kameyi6751/
Kameji6750/
Khamie6745/
Khamoi6745/
Kamoja6741/
Kamaju6741/
Kamaio6739/
Kamahu6736/
Kasmaj6736/
Kamaje6734/
Kaimau6733/
Kammau6731/
Kamuyo6730/
Kaamaa6728/
Khamei6728/
Kameyu6725/
Kamhoy6724/
Kamoie6722/
Kamaid6722/
Kamaai6719/
Kaymae6717/
Kamayé6717/
Kaimai6716/
Kaimoa6716/
Kammie6715/
Kama'a6715/
Kameyo6714/
Cameya6714/
Kamhai6713/
Komaia6712/
Kaimei6712/
Kaemai6712/
Kamaii6711/
Kaimaa6711/
Kamajo6710/
Khamau6710/
Kaimie679/
Kaimay679/
Kameha679/
Kaymay679/
Khamuy679/
Keamey678/
Kammaa678/
Kammey678/
Kamije677/
Khamay677/
Kammay677/
Khamaj677/
Komija677/
Komoya676/
Khamui676/
Kamhoi676/
Kameea675/
Camuya675/
Komiye675/
Kemiyo675/
Kamhie674/
Kamgai674/
Kamoha674/
Kamhae674/
Khamaiaut674/
Khamae674/
Khamhayat674/
Camaia673/
Kameat673/
Kammui673/
Katmau673/
Kamayd673/
Komiyo673/
Kamauh673/
Camija673/
Khamij672/
Ckamey672/
Kamouy672/
Kaimea672/
Kamaue672/
Kamhea672/
Kamgey672/
Kamgoi672/
Kameis672/
Kamoit672/
Kamyoy672/
Kammoy672/
Kaumey671/
Kemuya671/
Kamauy671/
Kamayy671/
Kameih671/
Kammae671/
Camioa671/
Camoya671/
Kamiie671/
Kaumuyaya671/
Kamaih671/
Komiyi671/
Kemiye671/
Kaamay671/
Kaamai671/
Khamoy671/
Keamae671/
Khamayash671/
Kemoya671/
Kemeiy671/
Kgamay671/
Kaumau671/
Kaumei671/
Khamye671/
Kaimey671/
Kamaajaya671/
Kamaiz671/
Kamajs671/
Kaemau671/
Kamgae671/
Kamgaj671/
Kamgay671/
Kamhye671/
Kameey671/
Kameip671/
Kamaïa671/
Kamuoa671/
Kkamaa671/
Kaamye671/
Komuya671/
Qamaya671/
Camiyo671/
Camuia671/
Kaamau671/
Hkamau671/
Camiey671/
Komiea671/
Kahmie671/
Camyia671/
Kamgoy671/
Kamhui671/
Kamead671/
Kammoi671/
Kammuy671/
Komaiy671/
Khaimaiad671/
Kamois670/

Kamiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamiya in the Bengali language
কমিয়াkamiya-
Kamiya in the Oriya language
କାମିୟାkamiya93.55
କମିୟରkamiyara3.23
କମିୟkamiya3.23
Kamiya in the Marathi language
कािमयाkaimaya60
कामीयाkamiya25
कमीयाkamiya10
कमkama2.5
कामीयkamiya2.5
Kamiya in the Hindi language
कमीयाkamiya45.28
कमियाkamiya38.73
कामियाkamiya14.65
कामीयाkamiya0.55
कमलाkamala0.22
कनियाkaniya0.11
टमियाtamiya0.11
कानियाkaniya0.11
कैमिसाkaimisa0.11
काम्याkamya0.11
Kamiya in the Russian language
Камияkamia-
Kamiya in the Arabic language
كامياkamya-

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