Kamawo Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kamawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kamawo (17) may also be a first name.

Kamawo Last Name Facts

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

Kamawo is found most frequently in Malawi. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamawo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,511,557th most widespread last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Kamawo live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent given name globally, held by 17 people.

Kamawo is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Apart from Malawi this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 10 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamawa83366/
Kamavo8346/
Komawo8311/
Kamowo831/
Kamaswa7713/
Kamawat7711/
Kaimawa7710/
Kammawa779/
Kamaiwa776/
Kamahwa775/
Kamavoj773/
Keumawo772/
Kamavoh772/
Kamawas772/
Kamaboh771/
Kameawa771/
Kamawga771/
Kamhabo771/
Kamavou771/
Kemawou771/
Kamawap771/
Kahmaboh717/
Kammaboy713/
Koumawou712/
Kamawaha711/
Khammawa711/
Kamashwa711/
Kamavoss711/
Kamabojh711/
Kammaboj711/
Kamawath711/
Koumhawo711/
Kamowa676,403/
Kamova67363/
Komavo67325/
Kemavo67313/
Kameva6795/
Kamovo6742/
Kamewa6732/
Kamava6712/
Camavo679/
Komawa677/
Komewo677/
Kamová677/
Kemawa674/
Khammawat671/
Kamevo671/
Khomawoot671/

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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
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  • 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 Kamawo
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