Kamuyu Surname

185,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kamuyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamuyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,2161:20,8392,401
United States511:7,107,038327,397
England121:4,643,172139,951
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kamuyu (417) may also be a first name.

Kamuyu Last Name Facts

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

Kamuyu occurs most in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamuyu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kamuyu is the 185,182nd most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,183,725 people. The surname Kamuyu occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kamuyu reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kamuyu is also the 420,947th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 417 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 2,216 people, or 1 in 20,839. In Kenya Kamuyu is most prevalent in: Nairobi County, where 37 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 27 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 8 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Kamuyu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Kamuyu surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70% registered with the party.

Kamuyu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.29% more than the national average, earning $45,430 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamyu917/
Kamuju833,859/
Khamyu83187/
Kamauu8344/
Kamuhu8343/
Kameyu8325/
Kamyut835/
Kamjuy834/
Kemuyu831/
Kammuju7718/
Kaumuju779/
Khamyut778/
Kamieyu775/
Kamuuju773/
Kamujju773/
Kamaiyu771/
Kamyush771/
Kamuehu771/
Kemuyou771/
Kamujuu771/
Kamju7349/
Kamiu7337/
Komyu731/
Kamjou67305/
Kamoju67297/
Qameyu67161/
Kamyou6780/
Kamiju6751/
Kamieu6735/
Komuju6724/
Kamiue677/
Kemuhu676/
Kamjud676/
Kameju676/
Kaméus675/
Kamjeu672/
Kamihu672/
Kamjui672/
Kamiua671/
Kamehu671/
Kemuju671/
Kommyu671/
Komyus671/
Kamoeu671/
Khomyu671/
Kamgeu671/
Camyus670/

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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
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  • 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 Kamuyu
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