Kamunya Surname
Approximately 3,810 people bear this surname
Kamunya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3,147 | 1:14,674 | 1,775 |
| Tanzania | 308 | 1:171,888 | 15,065 |
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| Zimbabwe | 91 | 1:169,651 | 20,787 |
| Uganda | 37 | 1:1,055,116 | 44,846 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Kamunya (723) may also be a first name.
Kamunya Demographics
Kamunya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kamunya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamunya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kamunya (Russian: Камуня) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamunya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 120,378th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,912,742 people. The surname Kamunya is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kamunya are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 306,882nd most numerous forename at a global level, held by 723 people.
This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 3,147 people, or 1 in 14,674. In Kenya Kamunya is most frequent in: Nyeri County, where 26 percent live, Nakuru County, where 17 percent live and Nyandarua County, where 14 percent live. Besides Kenya Kamunya exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 8 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.
Kamunya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kamunya surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamunyah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Khamgunya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kamonya | 86 | 2,106 | / |
| Kamunha | 86 | 196 | / |
| Kamunyo | 86 | 58 | / |
| Kamunja | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kamunia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khamonya | 80 | 158 | / |
| Khamunia | 80 | 42 | / |
| Camunyas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamoonya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamunnyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamunjia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khamunja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamonyo | 71 | 338 | / |
| Kamonja | 71 | 96 | / |
| Kamonia | 71 | 41 | / |
| Camunha | 71 | 32 | / |
| Kamunho | 71 | 3 | / |
| Komonya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khamounjai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Camunias | 67 | 322 | / |
| Kamuinjo | 67 | 35 | / |
| Khamonja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamhonja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khamounejhad | 63 | 3 | / |
| Camuña | 62 | 303 | / |
| Kamonjo | 57 | 597 | / |
| Kamonio | 57 | 27 | / |
| Komonyo | 57 | 3 | / |
| Camuñias | 53 | 12 | / |
| Kamonjoh | 53 | 8 | / |
| Camunios | 53 | 1 | / |
| Communia | 53 | 0 | / |
Kamunya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kamunya in the Russian language | ||
| Камуня | kamuna | - |
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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 Kamunya
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