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 held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamuga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kamuga is the 227,277th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,082,659 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 frequent first name globally It is held by 386 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,619 people, or 1 in 32,700. In Tanzania Kamuga is mostly concentrated in: Tabora Region, where 42 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 24 percent live and Simiyu Region, where 10 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Kamuga occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 5 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Kamuga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name 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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