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) is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kasamu? popularity and diffusion
Kasamu is the 165,900th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,792,163 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kasamu live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kasamu is also the 508,767th most numerous first name globally It is held by 300 people.
The surname is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,511 people, or 1 in 10,490. In Zambia Kasamu is primarily found in: Southern Province, where 38 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 35 percent live and Central Province, where 16 percent live. Barring Zambia this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 19 percent live and The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.
Kasamu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Kasamu last name is principally 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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kasamu
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