Kamalwa Surname

556,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 572 people bear this surname

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

Kamalwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamalwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4791:154,23716,059
Kenya591:782,71031,540
Zambia291:546,54923,344
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kamalwa (27) may also be a first name.

Kamalwa Last Name Facts

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

Kamalwa is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kamalwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamalwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kamalwa is the 556,360th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 12,740,465 people. Kamalwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamalwa live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 84 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kamalwa is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 27 people.

The surname Kamalwa is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 479 people, or 1 in 154,237. Besides The DR Congo this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 10 percent live and Zambia, where 5 percent live.

Kamalwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kamalwa surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khamalwa93234/
Kamalwad934/
Kamalua8655/
Kamalwi862/
Komalwa861/
Komalwad805/
Komalua7117/
Kamalvi7115/
Camalba711/
Kamalue711/
Kamolwet674/
Komolwat672/
Kamolwuy671/
Kaimalved631/
Komolwe572/
Camalbe571/
Komolwit5358/
Kamolvit5341/
Kamolvej533/
Kamolvat531/
Kamolvach502/
Kamoulbou501/
Komolwich501/
Kamolvech501/

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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 Kamalwa
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