Kaoma Surname
Approximately 32,611 people bear this surname
Kaoma Surname Definition:
Kaoma is a surname of the Nkoya tribe, meaning: wind.
Kaoma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 27,395 | 1:579 | 73 |
| DR Congo | 4,713 | 1:15,676 | 1,952 |
| Kiribati | 171 | 1:663 | 250 |
| South Africa | 92 | 1:588,888 | 45,159 |
| Papua New Guinea | 73 | 1:111,695 | 15,161 |
| Zimbabwe | 31 | 1:498,008 | 41,116 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Burkina Faso | 12 | 1:1,529,342 | 12,810 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Kaoma (1,822) may also be a first name.
Kaoma Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kaoma is a surname of the Nkoya tribe, meaning: wind.
Kaoma is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a small traditional drum.
Kaoma is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a small traditional drum.
Kaoma Demographics
Average Kaoma Salary in
United States
$48,760 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kaoma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaoma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kaoma (Russian: Каома) occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kaoma.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaoma? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 17,019th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 223,469 people. Kaoma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kaoma reside; 84 percent reside in Southern Africa and 84 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kaoma is also the 178,804th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 1,822 people.
The surname Kaoma is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 27,395 people, or 1 in 579. In Zambia it is most common in: Luapula Province, where 30 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 26 percent live and Northern Province, where 22 percent live. Outside of Zambia this surname occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Kiribati, where 1 percent live.
Kaoma Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Kaoma earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.11% less than the national average, earning R 161,340 per year and in United States they earn 13% more than the national average, earning $48,760 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaoma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaoma in the Russian language | ||
| Каома | kaoma | - |
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Footnotes
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