Kasamya Surname
Approximately 1,971 people bear this surname
Kasamya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,855 | 1:28,540 | 3,409 |
| Zambia | 115 | 1:137,825 | 10,109 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kasamya (18) may also be a first name.
Kasamya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kasamya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kasamya is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kasamya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 209,614th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,697,385 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kasamya live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kasamya is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, borne by 18 people.
The surname Kasamya is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,855 people, or 1 in 28,540. In Tanzania Kasamya is most prevalent in: Rukwa Region, where 50 percent reside, Katavi Region, where 27 percent reside and Songwe Region, where 16 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 6 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kassamya | 93 | 84 | / |
| Kasamia | 86 | 81 | / |
| Kasomya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kassamia | 80 | 150 | / |
| Kasamias | 80 | 17 | / |
| Katsomya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kashamia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khajamya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kassammia | 75 | 12 | / |
| Kazamia | 71 | 420 | / |
| Casamia | 71 | 80 | / |
| Kosamia | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kacamia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kazamea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasamio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khazamia | 67 | 9 | / |
| Katsomyo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kajamiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Casamias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khajamiah | 63 | 17 | / |
| Kessaimia | 63 | 1 | / |
| Cazamea | 57 | 54 | / |
| Kasemia | 57 | 2 | / |
| Kasemeo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Cazamia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kasomea | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kasomia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kasemjai | 53 | 2 | / |
| Kassemia | 53 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Kasamya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis