Kagwambo Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kagwambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kagwambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2921:52,8718,033
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kagwambo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kagwambo occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kagwambo.

How Common Is The Last Name Kagwambo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 908,336th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. Kagwambo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kagwambo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 52,871. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 47 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 45 percent reside and Harare Province, where 4 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kagwamba8823/
Kangwamba822/
Kakwamba75314/
Kaguamba75164/
Kacwamba7555/
Kagwemba752/
Kakwembo751/
Kankwamba71344/
Kanguamba712/
Kongwamba711/
Kaikwamba711/
Kakwemba639/
Kakuamba631/
Kaitkwanboot601/
Kakuemba5027/
Kokuamba501/

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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 Kagwambo
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