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
The surname Kamshak is most common in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamshak? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,755,741st most commonly held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name Kamshak occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamshak reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most common given name throughout the world, held by 57 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 1,640,211. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Plateau, where 90 percent are found, Gombe, where 5 percent are found and Rivers, where 3 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
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
- 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