Khamaya Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Khamaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Khamaya (10) may also be a first name.
Khamaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khamaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Khamaya (Russian: Хамая) is most common in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Khamaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Khamaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,532,898th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Khamaya live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Khamaya is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 10 people.
It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,298,564. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 64 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 29 percent reside and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Khamaya exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 21 percent reside and Russia, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Khamaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khamaya in the Russian language | ||
| Хамая | hamaa | - |
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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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- 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 Khamaya
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