Kalamwa Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kalamwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalamwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1691:93,7877,646
Kenya761:607,63028,249
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Kalamwa Last Name Facts

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

Kalamwa has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalamwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 933,049th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,842,361 people. The last name Kalamwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalamwa reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Kalamwa is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 169 people, or 1 in 93,787. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Lusaka Province, where 60 percent live, Luapula Province, where 37 percent live and Northern Province, where 1 percent live. Apart from Zambia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 27 percent live and The DR Congo, where 12 percent live.

Kalamwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalamwa93194/
Kalamwad931/
Kalemwa86730/
Kalomwa861/
Kahlamba80111/
Kalamwei8040/
Kolamwad805/
Kalamvai801/
Kalambaa801/
Kalhamba801/
Kallemwa801/
Kaulamba801/
Khalaumba754/
Kelemwa7118,996/
Calamba719,651/
Kalomwe7129/
Kelamua719/
Kalamui719/
Kolomwa712/
Kolemwa711/
Kalamve711/
Kalambhe671,020/
Calambay6713/
Khalambo678/
Kallambo678/
Kalambhi677/
Kelemwua674/
Kalammbe674/
Kelamuha671/
Calambau671/
Kalhambe671/
Khalambe671/
Kaalambe671/

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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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  • 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 Kalamwa
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