Kamonya Surname

198,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kamonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamonya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,0221:22,8392,602
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Kamonya (96) may also be a first name.

Kamonya Last Name Facts

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

Kamonya occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kamonya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamonya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 198,533rd most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,460,373 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamonya live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kamonya is also the 968,397th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 96 people.

The surname Kamonya is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,022 people, or 1 in 22,839. In Kenya Kamonya is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 48 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 18 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 16 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Kamonya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kamonya last name is principally Christian (98%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khamonya93158/
Kamoonya931/
Kamoinya931/
Kamanya866,729/
Kamunya863,810/
Kamonyo86338/
Kamonja8696/
Kamonia8641/
Komonya861/
Kamhanya80105/
Kamaanya8074/
Camonyas8011/
Kammanya804/
Kaamanya803/
Khamanya802/
Kamanyoa801/
Kamanyaa801/
Kamuonyo801/
Kamonyoe801/
Kamhonja801/
Khamonja801/
Kamunyah801/
Kamanyoha7588/
Kgamanyea752/
Khamgunya751/
Kahamanya751/
Komanya716,318/
Kamanja712,496/
Kamonjo71597/
Kamania71287/
Kamunha71196/
Kamunyo7158/
Kamonio7127/
Kamanha7115/
Kamanyo715/
Komonyo713/
Kamunja712/
Camanya711/
Kamogno711/
Kamunia711/
Camonha711/
Khamounjai711/
Camonias67525/
Khamania67407/
Kamanija67253/
Khamunia6742/
Kamanjai6739/
Kamonjoh678/
Komongia674/
Kamanjay673/
Kamaniah672/
Kamanjah672/
Khamanja672/
Kamunnyo671/
Kamunjia671/
Kamannyo671/
Kaimanha671/
Komonija671/
Kamhonho671/
Camunyas671/
Kamaania671/
Khamunja671/

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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 Kamonya
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