Kamkam Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Kamkam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamkam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2491:217,58122,863
Cameroon941:220,94822,265
Papua New Guinea871:93,72112,528
Northern Cyprus451:7,0891,629
India91:85,229,487684,495
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France21:33,211,361423,184
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Kamkam (136) may also be a first name.

Kamkam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kamkam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻤﻜﻢ, Hindi: कमकम) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamkam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 599,225th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 14,041,514 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Kamkam are found; 48 percent are found in Southern Africa and 48 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kamkam is also the 794,286th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 136 people.

Kamkam is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 249 people, or 1 in 217,581. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 86 percent are found, Western Cape, where 7 percent are found and Free State, where 4 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Kamkam occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 18 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found.

Kamkam Last Name Statistics demography

Kamkam earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.86% less than the national average, earning R 157,164 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khamkam9283/
Kamkham9228/
Kaemkam926/
Kamkame923/
Keamkam921/
Kamkeam921/
Khamkham861,445/
Kaemkham86114/
Khaemkam863/
Keamkham861/
Kgamkham861/
Kahamkam861/
Komkam83202/
Kamkom8346/
Camkam831/
Kemkam831/
Khamkhame801/
Khamkheam801/
Kheamkham801/
Khemkam77204/
Kamkoum77176/
Khamkom7756/
Khomkam7719/
Koomkam775/
Koumkam773/
Kamkoom772/
Kamkhom771/
Khamcam771/
Kam'kom771/
Khamkhom712,934/
Khoomkam713/
Kamkhoom712/
Khamkoom711/
Gkoumkam711/
Camcam67527/
Khamkhoum67131/
Komkom67130/
Khamkhoom6726/
Qamqam675/
Comkam674/
Cheamkham671/

Kamkam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamkam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻤﻜﻢkmkm-
Kamkam in the Hindi language
कमकमkamakama-

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