Kambuwe Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kambuwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kambuwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
Zimbabwe381:406,26936,425
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kambuwa86882/
Kambowe86419/
Kambuwi8631/
Kambuve8619/
Kambube863/
Kamvuwe861/
Kambauwa801,165/
Kamboube801/
Kahambauw755/
Kambuvi7146/
Kombowe7141/
Kambuva719/
Kombuwa712/
Kanbuwa711/
Kombowei6710/
Kambubay671/
Kambowoa671/
Kambubui671/
Khamboubi635/
Kombowi5712/
Cambauva53225/
Konbowei5322/
Kombowai532/
Combowei531/
Khanboubi501,144/

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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
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  • 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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