Kambwa Surname

466,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kambwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kambwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4311:171,41417,546
Zambia951:166,84111,651
Namibia941:25,6324,115
Pakistan361:4,962,33032,327
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kambwa (53) may also be a first name.

Kambwa Last Name Facts

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

Kambwa occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kambwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Kambwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 466,730th most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 10,107,553 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Kambwa are found; 60 percent are found in Central Africa and 60 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kambwa is also the 1,366,219th most numerous given name internationally, held by 53 people.

The surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 431 people, or 1 in 171,414. Beside The DR Congo this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 13 percent are found and Namibia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaumbwa92531/
Kaimbwa9250/
Kambwaa9227/
Kaambwa9211/
Kambwah9210/
Keambwa924/
Kambwaj921/
Kambhwa921/
Kaembwa921/
Kasimbwa86131/
Kahambwa8686/
Kasembwa8623/
Kahumbwa8621/
Kambwaya865/
Kambwaha861/
Kembwa8310,649/
Kambua836,705/
Kambwi831,584/
Kombwa83645/
Kambwe83566/
Kanbwa8313/
Kampwa837/
Cambwa832/
Kachembwa809/
Khatimbwa801/
Khambua77715/
Kaumbwe77158/
Kambwej77103/
Kaimbwe7736/
Kaambwe7721/
Koombwa774/
Kambwiy774/
Kambwiz774/
Kkambwe774/
Kaumbua771/
Kampwai771/
Kaembua771/
Kombwoa771/
Kambwit771/
Kambwie771/
Kambwey771/
Kambuha771/
Kaimbva771/
Kaunbwa771/
Kahambwe713,718/
Kambuayi714/
Kaimpwad711/
Katimbwe711/
Katenbwa711/
Kasimbwe711/
Katempwa711/
Kanbua67694/
Kombua67546/
Cambua67545/
Kambui67415/
Kombwe67327/
Kambue67204/
Kampua6792/
Kampwe6782/
Kembua6752/
Kambuo6715/
Kanbwi671/
Kanbwe671/
Kanvwa671/
Kahambwwe671/
Kampwi671/
Kâmbua671/
Cambwe671/
Kambve671/
Kassembwe671/

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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 Kambwa
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