Qhamaya Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Qhamaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qhamaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Qhamaya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Qhamaya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Qhamaya occurs in Botswana more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Qhamaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Qhamaya live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Qhamaya is most frequently held in Botswana, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 128,643. Aside from Botswana this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 5 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qamaya921/
Khamaya8619/
Qamay831/
Khammaya802/
Khamayas802/
Kamaya775,584/
Camaya772,925/
Qamiya77149/
Khamay777/
Qasmay772/
Qaumay771/
Quamay771/
Khamhayat754/
Khamayash751/
Qamy734/
Khamayu71437/
Khamayo71274/
Khamaia71216/
Qamajat71103/
Khamayi7165/
Camayad7144/
Kamahya7139/
Kaumaya7133/
Kamayah7125/
Khamuya7121/
Khamiya7117/
Khomaya7116/
Khaimay7115/
Quemaya7114/
Casmaya7113/
Kamhaya7110/
Kammaya7110/
Khatmay719/
Camayah717/
Camayas717/
Khamaai716/
Khamaye716/
Khamaiy715/
Kamayap715/
Qamgaye714/
Cahmaya714/
Qamheya714/
Kaimaya714/
Khammay713/
Qasmiya713/
Khamaja713/
Qamayou712/
Kamaaya712/
Qamhiya712/
Khameya711/
Caamaya711/
Khemaya711/
Khama676,072/
Camay674,184/
Kamay671,767/
Kamajaya671,457/
Kamuyaya67358/
Khammiya67141/
Khammaai67103/
Camaa6793/
Kamaa6793/
Kahamayo6717/
Khamiyah6716/
Khajmiya6713/
Qamhiyah6713/
Khamaiad6711/
Kamejaya6711/
Qaumy679/
Qamai679/
Qamaj676/
Quamy675/
Kamayaya674/
Khammayo674/
Khamaiat674/
Qquemaya674/
Khamajah674/
Khomayas674/
Qammy672/
Qhami672/
Qhame672/
Qasmy672/
Qamau672/
Kahamuya671/
Khaimiya671/
Qasmiyah671/
Kaimahya671/
Hkama671/
Kaymayah671/
Kamayowa671/
Kaaimaya671/
Khamy671/
Camayadh671/
Cammayaz671/
Caaimaya671/
Qamma671/
Kahamayi671/
Kamuhaya671/

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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 Qhamaya
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