Kamunye Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Kamunye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 88 | 1:443,628 | 26,657 |
| Kenya | 27 | 1:1,710,367 | 35,924 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kamunye (15) may also be a first name.
Kamunye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamunye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kamunye is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamunye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kamunye is the 1,658,108th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamunye reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used given name in the world It is held by 15 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 443,628. In Uganda it is most common in: Wakiso District, where 17 percent reside, Hoima District, where 15 percent reside and Kampala District, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Uganda Kamunye exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 23 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khamunye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kamunge | 86 | 1,321 | / |
| Kamonye | 86 | 307 | / |
| Kamunee | 86 | 219 | / |
| Kamunje | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kamunue | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kameugne | 80 | 97 | / |
| Kamunayi | 80 | 21 | / |
| Kamuneya | 80 | 18 | / |
| Kamaunea | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kamunawe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kamungoe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kamuniya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kamunaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamungei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kammunee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamunnee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keamunee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Komungeye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khamunyio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khammuney | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kamunai | 71 | 221 | / |
| Camunay | 71 | 76 | / |
| Kamunui | 71 | 50 | / |
| Kamunji | 71 | 40 | / |
| Komonye | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kamonei | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kamonay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kamonje | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kamunja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Camunoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamonie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamunaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Camonye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Komunie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khamumnouy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Camungay | 67 | 82 | / |
| Kamuinji | 67 | 55 | / |
| Kamaunji | 67 | 44 | / |
| Komunjer | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kamounou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Koumonye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Komeugne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kamoniya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khamounejad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaymoney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khamunja | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kamunye
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