Kambuwe Surname
Approximately 278 people bear this surname
Kambuwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 1:406,269 | 36,425 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
Kambuwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kambuwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kambuwe is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Kambuwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kambuwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 942,947th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 26,214,194 people. Kambuwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kambuwe are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is borne by 235 people, or 1 in 72,847. Beside Malawi Kambuwe exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kambuwa | 86 | 882 | / |
| Kambowe | 86 | 419 | / |
| Kambuwi | 86 | 31 | / |
| Kambuve | 86 | 19 | / |
| Kambube | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kamvuwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kambauwa | 80 | 1,165 | / |
| Kamboube | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kahambauw | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kambuvi | 71 | 46 | / |
| Kombowe | 71 | 41 | / |
| Kambuva | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kombuwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanbuwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kombowei | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kambubay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kambowoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kambubui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khamboubi | 63 | 5 | / |
| Kombowi | 57 | 12 | / |
| Cambauva | 53 | 225 | / |
| Konbowei | 53 | 22 | / |
| Kombowai | 53 | 2 | / |
| Combowei | 53 | 1 | / |
| Khanboubi | 50 | 1,144 | / |
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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 Kambuwe
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