Kasamo Surname
Approximately 319 people bear this surname
Kasamo Surname Definition:
Kasamo is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: monkey.
Kasamo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 190 | 1:278,640 | 21,876 |
| Zambia | 48 | 1:330,207 | 17,862 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kasamo (67) may also be a first name.
Kasamo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kasamo is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: monkey.
Kasamo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kasamo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kasamo (Hindi: कासमो) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kasamo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 855,216th most commonly held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 22,844,972 people. The last name Kasamo is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Kasamo reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 67 people.
This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 190 people, or 1 in 278,640. In Tanzania Kasamo is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 95 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 5 percent live and Mara Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 15 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kasamo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kasamo in the Hindi language | ||
| कासमो | kasamo | - |
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Footnotes
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