Kahambwe Surname

122,877th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,718 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kahambwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahambwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,7081:19,9242,514
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kahambwe (726) may also be a first name.

Kahambwe Last Name Facts

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

Kahambwe occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahambwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kahambwe is the 122,877th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,960,072 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kahambwe reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 306,159th most frequent given name at a global level, borne by 726 people.

Kahambwe is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 3,708 people, or 1 in 19,924. Aside from The DR Congo Kahambwe exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kahambwwe941/
Kaambwe9321/
Kahambue8855/
Kambwe86566/
Kahambuee821/
Kaumbwe80158/
Kambwej80103/
Kaimbwe8036/
Khombwe8012/
Kaambwa8011/
Kkambwe804/
Kaembwe802/
Kambwie801/
Khembwe801/
Kambwey801/
Khambue801/
Kambwi711,584/
Kambwa71721/
Kombwe71327/
Kambue71204/
Kampwe7182/
Kembwe7173/
Kambve711/
Cambwe711/
Kachimpwe711/
Kaumbwa67531/
Kaimbwa6750/
Kambwaa6727/
Kambueh6719/
Katmbue674/
Kambwiz674/
Kambwiy674/
Keambwa674/
Kambuej671/
Kambhwa671/
Khembue671/
Kambwaj671/
Kambues671/
Kambveh671/
Kambwit671/
Kombwee671/

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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 Kahambwe
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