Chamwama Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Chamwama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 139 | 1:332,229 | 20,203 |
Chamwama Demographics
Chamwama Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chamwama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamwama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chamwama is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamwama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chamwama is the 1,504,764th most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chamwama are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 332,229. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 58 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 35 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 3 percent are found.
Chamwama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamwama | 93 | 4 | / |
| Shamwama | 88 | 408 | / |
| Hamwaama | 88 | 291 | / |
| Chamwami | 88 | 130 | / |
| Chamwoma | 88 | 63 | / |
| Chomwama | 88 | 7 | / |
| Chemwama | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chambamma | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hamwami | 80 | 250 | / |
| Hambama | 80 | 13 | / |
| Hamuama | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chamboma | 75 | 21 | / |
| Shambama | 75 | 6 | / |
| Hambamay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chamuoma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Haamwami | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shambamma | 71 | 26 | / |
| Shambauma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambama | 67 | 89 | / |
| Hambami | 67 | 31 | / |
| Shambhamma | 67 | 13 | / |
| Haimvatmma | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hamboma | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hambamo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jambama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hanbama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hambame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zambama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamwami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shambaamma | 67 | 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 Chamwama
- 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