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

The surname Kamalwa occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamalwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kamalwa is the 556,360th most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,740,465 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamalwa reside; 84 percent reside in Central Africa and 84 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most numerous forename in the world. It is borne by 27 people.

The last name Kamalwa is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 479 people, or 1 in 154,237. Besides The DR Congo it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 10 percent reside and Zambia, where 5 percent reside.

Kamalwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kamalwa last name is principally 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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