Kasamu Surname
Approximately 2,610 people bear this surname
Kasamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,511 | 1:10,490 | 1,207 |
| Kenya | 502 | 1:91,992 | 8,244 |
| DR Congo | 280 | 1:263,856 | 24,810 |
| Zimbabwe | 124 | 1:124,502 | 16,668 |
| Indonesia | 69 | 1:1,916,655 | 121,671 |
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
| Uganda | 29 | 1:1,346,182 | 51,611 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kasamu (300) may also be a first name.
Kasamu Demographics
Kasamu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kasamu in the Bengali language | ||
| কসমু | kasamu | - |
| Kasamu in the Marathi language | ||
| कासमू | kasamu | - |
| Kasamu in the Oriya language | ||
| କସମୁ | kasamu | 63.64 |
| କସାମୁ | kasamu | 18.18 |
| କସମୁତାି | kasamutai | 9.09 |
| କସମ | kasama | 9.09 |
| Kasamu in the Hindi language | ||
| कासमु | kasamu | 33.33 |
| कसमु | kasamu | 33.33 |
| कासमू | kasamu | 33.33 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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