Kamakwa Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kamakwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamakwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Kamakwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kamakwa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Kamakwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamakwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. Kamakwa is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kamakwa live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 1,286,520. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 19 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamokwa8622/
Kamakua867/
Kamagwa863/
Kamakwe862/
Kamekwa862/
Komakwa861/
Kemakwa861/
Kamangwa80289/
Kammekwa801/
Kamokwe7138/
Kemakua7118/
Komekwa714/
Kamagwe711/
Kamakuo711/
Kamongwa67142/
Kamokwoi672/
Kamakoue672/
Kammaungwai671/
Khomekwa671/
Komangwa671/
Kamakuhe671/

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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 Kamakwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis