Kalamwa Surname
Approximately 282 people bear this surname
Kalamwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 169 | 1:93,787 | 7,646 |
| Kenya | 76 | 1:607,630 | 28,249 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Kalamwa Demographics
Kalamwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khalamwa | 93 | 194 | / |
| Kalamwad | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kalemwa | 86 | 730 | / |
| Kalomwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kahlamba | 80 | 111 | / |
| Kalamwei | 80 | 40 | / |
| Kolamwad | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kalamvai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kalambaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kalhamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kallemwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaulamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khalaumba | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kelemwa | 71 | 18,996 | / |
| Calamba | 71 | 9,651 | / |
| Kalomwe | 71 | 29 | / |
| Kelamua | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kalamui | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kolomwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kolemwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalamve | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalambhe | 67 | 1,020 | / |
| Calambay | 67 | 13 | / |
| Khalambo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kallambo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kalambhi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kelemwua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kalammbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kelamuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Calambau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalhambe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khalambe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaalambe | 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 Kalamwa
- 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