Kamoja Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Kamoja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kamoja (24) may also be a first name.
Kamoja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamoja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kamoja (Marathi: कामोजा) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kamoja.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamoja? popularity and diffusion
Kamoja is the 3,055,934th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kamoja reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 24 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 2,602,619. In Uganda it is most common in: Namutumba District, where 47 percent are found, Kamuli District, where 13 percent are found and Kaliro District, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Uganda it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 24 percent are found and Nigeria, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kamoja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kamoja in the Marathi language | ||
| कामोजा | kamoja | 75 |
| कमोजा | kamoja | 25 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kamoja
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