Kamoyo Surname
Approximately 3,216 people bear this surname
Kamoyo Surname Definition:
Kamoyo is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a child that is full of life.
Kamoyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 993 | 1:17,240 | 2,710 |
| Zimbabwe | 912 | 1:16,928 | 2,478 |
| Uganda | 695 | 1:56,172 | 6,623 |
| DR Congo | 294 | 1:251,291 | 23,908 |
| Tanzania | 178 | 1:297,425 | 23,042 |
| Zambia | 68 | 1:233,087 | 14,396 |
| Indonesia | 48 | 1:2,755,192 | 158,430 |
| Kenya | 21 | 1:2,199,043 | 36,489 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Kamoyo (127) may also be a first name.
Kamoyo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kamoyo is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a child that is full of life.
Kamoyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamoyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kamoyo is found most frequently in Malawi. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamoyo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kamoyo is the 139,071st most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,266,028 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kamoyo are found; 61 percent are found in Southern Africa and 61 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kamoyo is also the 825,494th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 127 people.
The last name is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 993 people, or 1 in 17,240. Without taking into account Malawi this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 28 percent live and Uganda, where 22 percent live.
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Footnotes
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