Kamye Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Kamye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Kamye (22) may also be a first name.
Kamye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kamye (Marathi: कामये) is most common in Niger. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kamye.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kamye is the 3,543,123rd most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Kamye is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Kamye live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 35 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kamye is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 22 people.
The surname Kamye is most prevalent in Niger, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,744,729. In Niger it is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 82 percent are found, Dosso Region, where 9 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 9 percent are found. Besides Niger Kamye occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 35 percent are found and India, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kamye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kamye in the Marathi language | ||
| कामये | kamaye | - |
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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 Kamye
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