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 be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamunu? popularity and diffusion

Kamunu is the 617,991st most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 14,633,626 people. Kamunu is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kamunu are found; 62 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 47 people.

This surname is most widespread in Zambia, where it is held by 310 people, or 1 in 51,129. In Zambia Kamunu is most prevalent in: Western Province, where 43 percent reside, Southern Province, where 30 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 24 percent reside. Barring Zambia it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 20 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.

Kamunu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kamunu
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