Kamavango Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kamavango Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamavango Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1921:12,5492,365
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kamavango Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kamavango occurs more in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kamavango.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamavango? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,214,709th most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamavango reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most common in Namibia, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 12,549. In Namibia it is mostly found in: Omaheke Region, where 100 percent reside. Other than Namibia Kamavango exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamavana829/
Kamabano822/
Kamawanga78109/
Kamabanga784/
Kamawongo781/
Komavana711/
Kamawana711/
Komobango6721/
Kamabonga671/
Kamgowanga634/
Keamawanna631/
Komabono599/
Kamabona594/

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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 Kamavango
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