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 most common in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kasamya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kasamya is the 209,614th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,697,385 people. The last name Kasamya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kasamya are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kasamya is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 18 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,855 people, or 1 in 28,540. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Rukwa Region, where 50 percent are found, Katavi Region, where 27 percent are found and Songwe Region, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 6 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
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