Kambwe Surname

560,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kambwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kambwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3561:207,52720,581
Uganda1071:364,85323,632
Zambia1021:155,39111,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kambwe (80) may also be a first name.

Kambwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kambwe is most common in The DR Congo. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kambwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kambwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 560,645th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 12,875,523 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kambwe are found; 63 percent are found in Central Africa and 63 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kambwe is also the 1,075,395th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 80 people.

The last name Kambwe is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 356 people, or 1 in 207,527. Aside from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 19 percent reside and Zambia, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaumbwe92158/
Kambwej92103/
Kaimbwe9236/
Kaambwe9221/
Kkambwe924/
Kaembwe922/
Kambwie921/
Kambwey921/
Kahambwe863,718/
Kasimbwe861/
Katimbwe861/
Kambwi831,584/
Kambwa83721/
Kombwe83327/
Kambue83204/
Kampwe8382/
Kembwe8373/
Kambve831/
Kanbwe831/
Cambwe831/
Kassembwe801/
Kahambwwe801/
Kaumbwa77531/
Kaimbwa7750/
Kambwaa7727/
Kambueh7719/
Khombwe7712/
Kaambwa7711/
Katmbue774/
Kambwiz774/
Keambwa774/
Kambwiy774/
Kambhwa771/
Kambuej771/
Kambwaj771/
Kambwit771/
Kombwee771/
Khambue771/
Khembwe771/
Kambues771/
Kambveh771/
Kanbw731/
Kahambue7155/
Kambwaya715/
Koumbweu711/
Kambwaha711/
Katenbwe711/
Kombwa67645/
Kambui67415/
Kanbwa6713/
Kampwa677/
Kembue674/
Kampue674/
Cambwa672/
Kombue671/
Kampwi671/
Kanbwi671/
Kahambuee671/
Kachimpwe671/
Kanbbe671/

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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 Kambwe
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