Kama (name) explained

Kama is a given name and surname found among many cultures, developed independently from one another, throughout the world. The name is common among the Serer people in West Africa.^[1]

Notable people with the name include:

Surname

• Ali ibn Kama (10th-cent.–976), Iranian royal, viceroy, and general
• Aliyu Kama (born 1949), Nigerian general and politician
• Kaido Kama (born 1957), Estonian politician, conservationist, and teacher
• Laity Kama (1939–2001), Senegalese barrister and judge
• Mesuli Kama (born ?), South African politician
• Moustapha Kama (born 1992), Senegalese taekwondo practitioner
• Nripa Kama II (1026–1046), Indian monarch
• Steven Pirika Kama (1962/63–2016), Papua New Guinean politician

Given name

• Kama Chinen (1895–2010), Japanese supercentenarian; among the longest-lived people in recorded history
• Kama Ginkas (born 1941), Russian theater director
• Kama Massampu (born 1991), French footballer
• Kama Mustafa (The Godfather (wrestler) or Charles Wright; born 1961), American wrestler and actor
• Kama Rathod (born ?), Indian politician
• Kama Steliga (born 1967), US-born Canadian civil rights activist
• Kama Sywor Kamanda (born 1952), Congolese poet, novelist, playwright, essayist, journalist, public speaker, and storyteller
• Kama Tarkhan (legendary), Altyn Obaic ancestral king

See also

• Monduone N'Kama (born 1960), Congolese footballer

• Kamas (disambiguation)
• Kaja (name)

Notes and References

1. Lexique de L.S. Senghor : Chants d'ombre, Hosties noires, Ethiopiques, Nocturnes [article], Jean-René Bourrel (1987). p. 29 https://www.persee.fr/doc/igram_0222-9838_1987_num_33_1_3305