Kanama Surname
Approximately 21,246 people bear this surname
Kanama Surname Definition:
Kanama is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a small wild animal.
Kanama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 17,246 | 1:4,284 | 492 |
| Malawi | 2,353 | 1:7,275 | 1,067 |
| Zambia | 643 | 1:24,650 | 2,629 |
| India | 324 | 1:2,367,486 | 76,917 |
| Uganda | 144 | 1:271,106 | 19,583 |
| Papua New Guinea | 122 | 1:66,834 | 8,731 |
| Zimbabwe | 106 | 1:145,644 | 18,674 |
| Tanzania | 88 | 1:601,609 | 37,493 |
| South Africa | 83 | 1:652,743 | 48,091 |
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Kanama (1,981) may also be a first name.
Kanama Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kanama is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a small wild animal.
Kanama Demographics
Average Kanama Salary in
United States
$38,806 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kanama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanama (Bengali: কানামা, Hindi: कनमा, Marathi: कानमा, Oriya: କାନାମା, Russian: Канама) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 25,396th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 343,008 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kanama reside; 81 percent reside in Central Africa and 81 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kanama is also the 169,988th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 1,981 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 17,246 people, or 1 in 4,284. Aside from The DR Congo this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 11 percent are found and Zambia, where 3 percent are found.
Kanama Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kanama surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kanama earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 34.42% less than the national average, earning R 155,832 per year; in United States they earn 10.07% less than the national average, earning $38,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.06% less than the national average, earning $36,738 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanama in the Bengali language | ||
| কানামা | kanama | - |
| Kanama in the Hindi language | ||
| कनमा | kanama | - |
| Kanama in the Oriya language | ||
| କାନାମା | kanama | 87 |
| କାନମା | kanama | 4.93 |
| କନାମା | kanama | 2.24 |
| କାନନ୍ାମା | kananama | 1.79 |
| ଇକାନାମା | ikanama | 0.9 |
| କାମାନା | kamana | 0.45 |
| କାନାୟା | kanaya | 0.45 |
| କାଣମା | kanama | 0.45 |
| କାନାା | kanaa | 0.45 |
| ପଡିଆମି | padi'ami | 0.45 |
| କନମା | kanama | 0.45 |
| Kanama in the Marathi language | ||
| कानमा | kanama | 40 |
| कणमा | kanama | 40 |
| कमान | kamana | 20 |
| Kanama in the Russian language | ||
| Канама | kanama | - |
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