Kamuga Surname

227,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kamuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamuga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,6191:32,7003,844
Uganda981:398,36024,962
Papua New Guinea531:153,84421,244
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kamuga (386) may also be a first name.

Kamuga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kamuga is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kamuga.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamuga? popularity and diffusion

Kamuga is the 227,277th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,082,659 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kamuga live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kamuga is also the 441,020th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 386 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,619 people, or 1 in 32,700. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Tabora Region, where 42 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 24 percent are found and Simiyu Region, where 10 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 5 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Kamuga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kamuga surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamunga928,504/
Khamuga924/
Kamugha923/
Kamhunga86593/
Kamuinga86493/
Kamung'a865/
Khamunga863/
Kamugaya862/
Kamugahe861/
Kamoga8311,368/
Kamugo83249/
Kamiga83204/
Kamuge8348/
Komuga8323/
Kamugi8316/
Kemuga8311/
Khammouga804/
Kamaungga802/
Kamunggay801/
Kamunge771,321/
Kamungo771,075/
Komunga7737/
Kamungi7737/
Kamuige7736/
Kamigay7732/
Kamogga7718/
Kamooga7711/
Camunga7710/
Kamogai775/
Kamugye775/
Kaamoga774/
Khamoga772/
Kaimoga772/
Kamouge771/
Kammoga771/
Kamuigo771/
Kamugge771/
Kamigha771/
Kamigai771/
Keamugi771/
Camugad771/
Camugay771/
Kaimugi771/
Kamugoi771/
Camungay7182/
Kamugish715/
Quamunga715/
Qhamunga714/
Kamuugye712/
Komugeha711/
Khamigha711/
Kamugeyi711/
Kamoungo711/
Kahamugi711/
Kamogo67277/
Komiga67149/
Camunggay6765/
Kamigo6734/
Koumougah6724/
Kamogi6718/
Khamighay6716/
Komugi6713/
Komoga6712/
Kamoge678/
Kamung'ei674/
Camoga672/
Camaungay672/
Kemiga671/
Kammougui671/
Kamogy671/
Camugi671/
Camiga671/
Kamugishs671/

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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 Kamuga
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