Kambewa Surname
Approximately 5,253 people bear this surname
Kambewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4,653 | 1:3,679 | 493 |
| DR Congo | 342 | 1:216,022 | 21,248 |
| Zimbabwe | 236 | 1:65,416 | 9,847 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Kambewa (69) may also be a first name.
Kambewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kambewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kambewa is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kambewa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 91,148th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,387,311 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kambewa live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kambewa is also the 1,171,416th most frequently held forename internationally. It is borne by 69 people.
The last name Kambewa is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 4,653 people, or 1 in 3,679. Besides Malawi this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaimbewa | 93 | 8 | / |
| Kambeva | 86 | 637 | / |
| Kambiwa | 86 | 270 | / |
| Kambawa | 86 | 90 | / |
| Kambewe | 86 | 32 | / |
| Kombewa | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kambewo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kambieva | 80 | 164 | / |
| Kambaeva | 80 | 51 | / |
| Kambahwa | 80 | 41 | / |
| Kambeeva | 80 | 27 | / |
| Kombeawa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kaymbiwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kambowah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kaimbiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khombewa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kambiwoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaumbaeva | 75 | 92 | / |
| Kaimbaeva | 75 | 52 | / |
| Kaymbaeva | 75 | 26 | / |
| Kombewaha | 75 | 23 | / |
| Khambieva | 75 | 14 | / |
| Khambaeva | 75 | 2 | / |
| Khanbewad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kambowo | 71 | 137 | / |
| Kombiwa | 71 | 32 | / |
| Kombeba | 71 | 28 | / |
| Kambibe | 71 | 16 | / |
| Kembiwa | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kambawo | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kombawa | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kambiwe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kombeva | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kambavo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kembawa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kambiwo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kambeve | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cambawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kembewo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kambebi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kambava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kembaeva | 67 | 152 | / |
| Qambaway | 67 | 120 | / |
| Kanbaeva | 67 | 53 | / |
| Kombaeva | 67 | 52 | / |
| Kombeeva | 67 | 49 | / |
| Kombebea | 67 | 48 | / |
| Koumbawa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Khanbawa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kembawua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Keimbiwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Koumbeba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kombowai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanbieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kombieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kembieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanbowah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kambovha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Komboeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keumbiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanbohwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kambewa
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