Kamshak Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Kamshak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 108 | 1:1,640,211 | 60,875 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kamshak (57) may also be a first name.
Kamshak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamshak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kamshak is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamshak? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,755,741st most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name Kamshak is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamshak are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 57 people.
Kamshak is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 1,640,211. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Plateau, where 90 percent reside, Gombe, where 5 percent reside and Rivers, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Kamshak occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamsak | 92 | 13 | / |
| Khamsak | 86 | 38 | / |
| Kamsiak | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khamchak | 80 | 39 | / |
| Khamzhak | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamšak | 77 | 13 | / |
| Komsak | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kamzak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khemsak | 71 | 43 | / |
| Kamsook | 71 | 31 | / |
| Komshakova | 71 | 14 | / |
| Khomsak | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kamsoke | 71 | 6 | / |
| Khamjak | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kemsack | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaimsok | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamjaks | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koomsak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kayımcak | 67 | 180 | / |
| Khamsook | 67 | 135 | / |
| Khamsouk | 67 | 89 | / |
| Khamshokova | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khamchag | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamchoke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahmsouk | 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 Kamshak
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