Kambwaya Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Kambwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kambwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kambwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kambwaya is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kambwaya? popularity and diffusion
Kambwaya is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kambwaya reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Kambwaya is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 3,962,480. In Zambia Kambwaya is primarily found in: Lusaka Province, where 50 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 25 percent reside and Western Province, where 25 percent reside. Excluding Zambia Kambwaya occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kambwaa | 93 | 27 | / |
| Kambuaya | 88 | 1,603 | / |
| Kambwiya | 88 | 41 | / |
| Kambwayi | 88 | 6 | / |
| Kambwaye | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kambweya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kambwaha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kambwa | 86 | 721 | / |
| Kkambuaya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kaumbwa | 80 | 531 | / |
| Kaimbwa | 80 | 50 | / |
| Kaambwa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Kambwiy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Keambwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kambwae | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kambhwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kambwaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kambwey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kambwaji | 75 | 27 | / |
| Kambuiya | 75 | 21 | / |
| Kambuayo | 75 | 20 | / |
| Kampwaye | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kombwayo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kambuayi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kanvwaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kampuaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kampweya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kamvuaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kambwi | 71 | 1,584 | / |
| Kombwa | 71 | 645 | / |
| Kambwe | 71 | 566 | / |
| Kanbwa | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kampwa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Cambwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaumbwe | 67 | 158 | / |
| Kambwej | 67 | 103 | / |
| Kaimbwe | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kaambwe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Koombwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kambwiz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kkambwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kambuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kambwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kambwit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kombwoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kampwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaunbwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cambuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaimbva | 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 Kambwaya
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