Kamyab Surname

61,839th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Kamyab Surname User-submission:

The surname Kamyab is derived from the two words of the Farsi language, kam , meaning 'success', and yab, meaning 'to find'. The a sound in both words is the open back unrounded vowel, or ɑ. Kamyab means 'to find success', or 'to be 'successful'.

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Kamyab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran7,8511:9,7801,331
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Canada391:944,75971,777
Pakistan271:6,616,44038,275
England251:2,228,72284,230
India251:30,682,615377,978
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Norway91:571,36544,190
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Finland61:916,11741,832
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
France11:66,422,722504,397
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Kamyab (892) may also be a first name.

Kamyab Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Kamyab is derived from the two words of the Farsi language, kam , meaning 'success', and yab, meaning 'to find'. The a sound in both words is the open back unrounded vowel, or ɑ. Kamyab means 'to find success', or 'to be 'successful'.

If kam is pronounced using an open front unrounded vowel (/a/), it changes the meaning of the word to 'less'. In this case, Kamyab would mean 'rare'. This form is not usually used as a surname.

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Kamyab Last Name Facts

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

Kamyab (Hindi: कामयाब, Marathi: कामयाब, Russian: Камьяб) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamyab? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kamyab is the 61,839th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 896,818 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Kamyab live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Kamyab is also the 272,088th most commonly held forename in the world, borne by 892 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Iran, where it is held by 7,851 people, or 1 in 9,780. In Iran Kamyab is mostly found in: Fars Province, where 22 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 18 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 14 percent reside. Other than Iran this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Kamyab Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kamyab surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kamyab earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 21.52% more than the national average, earning 420,545 kr per year; in United States they earn 50.49% more than the national average, earning $64,937 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.36% more than the national average, earning $71,723 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaamyab921/
Kamiab8397/
Kamyap8351/
Kamjab839/
Kameab833/
Camyab831/
Katmiab771/
Komiab671/
Kamyhov621/
Kamiop503/
Kamiov503/

Kamyab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamyab in the Marathi language
कामयाबkamayaba-
Kamyab in the Hindi language
कामयाबkamayaba93.88
काम्याबkamyaba2.04
कम्यबkamyaba2.04
कमयाबkamayaba2.04
Kamyab in the Russian language
Камьябkamab-

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