Kamunu Surname

617,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kamunu Surname Definition:

Kamunu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: the first man as per Lozi traditional legend.

Kamunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3101:51,1294,785
Kenya1001:461,79924,210
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kamunu (47) may also be a first name.

Kamunu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kamunu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: the first man as per Lozi traditional legend.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kamunu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kamunu (Oriya: କାମୁନୁ) has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamunu? popularity and diffusion

Kamunu is the 617,991st most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,633,626 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kamunu reside; 62 percent reside in Southern Africa and 62 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kamunu is also the 1,467,136th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 47 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is carried by 310 people, or 1 in 51,129. In Zambia Kamunu is mostly found in: Western Province, where 43 percent are found, Southern Province, where 30 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 24 percent are found. Excluding Zambia Kamunu exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 20 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found.

Kamunu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kamunu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamungu923,381/
Kamunhu92193/
Kamaunu92128/
Kamunui9250/
Kamuinu924/
Kammunu923/
Kamunnu922/
Kamuenu921/
Kamhunhu867/
Kamounou864/
Kamhungu862/
Kaumungu861/
Kamonu831,015/
Kaminu83414/
Camunu838/
Komunou7715/
Kaumonu7713/
Khaminu7712/
Khemunu7710/
Kauminu771/
Khamumnouy751/
Koumounou675/
Kominu672/
Caminu671/
Komonu671/
Kamonou62218/
Kamhonou571/
Communaux5334/
Communaud532/
Cominu5088/

Kamunu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamunu in the Oriya language
କାମୁନୁkamunu-

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