Kiamu Surname
Approximately 224 people bear this surname
Kiamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 131 | 1:33,653 | 3,147 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kiamu (37) may also be a first name.
Kiamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kiamu occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiamu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,095,216th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,533,687 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Kiamu live; 58 percent live in West Africa and 58 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used given name throughout the world It is held by 37 people.
It is most widely held in Liberia, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 33,653. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Montserrado County, where 35 percent live, Grand Bassa County, where 17 percent live and Bong County, where 14 percent live. Other than Liberia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiamou | 91 | 102 | / |
| Kihamu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kiamut | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kiamuu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kiammu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kijamu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kuijamu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kaiiamu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kijjamu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Koiyamu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kyamu | 80 | 63 | / |
| Kiomu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kjamu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kiamouch | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kehamu | 73 | 32 | / |
| Kyamou | 73 | 11 | / |
| Khyamu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Chiamu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kayomu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kyamui | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kyaamu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kiomou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qiamud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kajomu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kijahammu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiamui | 67 | 138 | / |
| Kiamooh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaiyomu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kyamuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kijomou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kajjamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chihamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koyyamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kayyamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyomu | 60 | 20 | / |
| Koyomu | 55 | 45 | / |
| Kjoumou | 50 | 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 Kiamu
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