Kambwela Surname
Approximately 248 people bear this surname
Kambwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 155 | 1:102,258 | 8,141 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kambwela (18) may also be a first name.
Kambwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kambwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kambwela is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kambwela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,020,242nd most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 29,385,266 people. The last name Kambwela is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kambwela live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kambwela is also the 2,608,198th most common given name globally. It is borne by 18 people.
The last name Kambwela is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 102,258. In Zambia Kambwela is primarily concentrated in: Western Province, where 61 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 25 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 9 percent are found. Other than Zambia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found and Namibia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasembwela | 89 | 128 | / |
| Kambwala | 88 | 454 | / |
| Kambuela | 88 | 48 | / |
| Kambwele | 88 | 5 | / |
| Kambwila | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kombwela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kambwili | 75 | 1,867 | / |
| Kambuila | 75 | 711 | / |
| Kambuele | 75 | 27 | / |
| Kampwala | 75 | 16 | / |
| Kambwile | 75 | 11 | / |
| Kembuela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kampuela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kompwela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Campwala | 63 | 92 | / |
| Kampuele | 63 | 4 | / |
| Cambuele | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kombuele | 63 | 1 | / |
| Cambbele | 63 | 0 | / |
| Campwalla | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kasempwilo | 56 | 1 | / |
| Kempwala | 50 | 8 | / |
| Cambuile | 50 | 4 | / |
| Kombbilo | 50 | 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 Kambwela
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