Kamonya Surname
Approximately 2,106 people bear this surname
Kamonya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,022 | 1:22,839 | 2,602 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Kamonya (96) may also be a first name.
Kamonya Demographics
Kamonya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khamonya | 93 | 158 | / |
| Kamoonya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kamoinya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kamanya | 86 | 6,729 | / |
| Kamunya | 86 | 3,810 | / |
| Kamonyo | 86 | 338 | / |
| Kamonja | 86 | 96 | / |
| Kamonia | 86 | 41 | / |
| Komonya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kamhanya | 80 | 105 | / |
| Kamaanya | 80 | 74 | / |
| Camonyas | 80 | 11 | / |
| Kammanya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kaamanya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Khamanya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kamanyoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamanyaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamuonyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamonyoe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamhonja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khamonja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamunyah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamanyoha | 75 | 88 | / |
| Kgamanyea | 75 | 2 | / |
| Khamgunya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kahamanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Komanya | 71 | 6,318 | / |
| Kamanja | 71 | 2,496 | / |
| Kamonjo | 71 | 597 | / |
| Kamania | 71 | 287 | / |
| Kamunha | 71 | 196 | / |
| Kamunyo | 71 | 58 | / |
| Kamonio | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kamanha | 71 | 15 | / |
| Kamanyo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Komonyo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kamunja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Camanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamogno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamunia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Camonha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khamounjai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Camonias | 67 | 525 | / |
| Khamania | 67 | 407 | / |
| Kamanija | 67 | 253 | / |
| Khamunia | 67 | 42 | / |
| Kamanjai | 67 | 39 | / |
| Kamonjoh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Komongia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kamanjay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kamaniah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kamanjah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khamanja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kamunnyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamunjia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamannyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaimanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Komonija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamhonho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Camunyas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamaania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khamunja | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis