Kasamu Surname

165,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kasamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kasamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,5111:10,4901,207
Kenya5021:91,9928,244
DR Congo2801:263,85624,810
Zimbabwe1241:124,50216,668
Indonesia691:1,916,655121,671
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
India181:42,614,743461,117
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kasamu (300) may also be a first name.

Kasamu Last Name Facts

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

Kasamu (Bengali: কসমু, Hindi: कासमु, Marathi: कासमू, Oriya: କସମୁ) occurs most in Zambia. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kasamu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kasamu is the 165,900th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,792,163 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kasamu live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 508,767th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 300 people.

Kasamu is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,511 people, or 1 in 10,490. In Zambia Kasamu is primarily concentrated in: Southern Province, where 38 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 35 percent are found and Central Province, where 16 percent are found. Barring Zambia Kasamu occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 19 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found.

Kasamu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kasamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kasamu in the Bengali language
কসমুkasamu-
Kasamu in the Marathi language
कासमूkasamu-
Kasamu in the Oriya language
କସମୁkasamu63.64
କସାମୁkasamu18.18
କସମୁତାିkasamutai9.09
କସମkasama9.09
Kasamu in the Hindi language
कासमुkasamu33.33
कसमुkasamu33.33
कासमूkasamu33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kasamu
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