Kambwili Surname
Approximately 1,867 people bear this surname
Kambwili Surname Definition:
Kambwili is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: garden hoe.
Kambwili Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 811 | 1:65,279 | 6,917 |
| Zambia | 737 | 1:21,506 | 2,347 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kambwili (10) may also be a first name.
Kambwili Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kambwili is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: garden hoe.
Kambwili is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a young leopard.
Kambwili is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a farmer that uses a small hand held tool to cultivate.
Kambwili Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kambwili Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kambwili is found most in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kambwili? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kambwili is the 219,166th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,903,345 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kambwili are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kambwili is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name Kambwili is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 811 people, or 1 in 65,279. In Tanzania Kambwili is mostly found in: Mtwara Region, where 35 percent live, Lindi Region, where 29 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 14 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 39 percent live and Malawi, where 14 percent live.
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