Kambwili Surname

219,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kambwili Surname Definition:

Kambwili is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: garden hoe.

Kambwili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8111:65,2796,917
Zambia7371:21,5062,347
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
England41:13,929,515290,718
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kambwili is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a young leopard.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kambwili is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a farmer that uses a small hand held tool to cultivate.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kambwile8811/
Kambwila881/
Kambuila75711/
Kambwela75248/
Kambwele755/
Kambuela6348/
Kambuele6327/
Cambuile634/
Kombwela631/
Kampuele504/
Kampuela501/
Kombuele501/
Cambuele501/
Cambbele500/

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Footnotes

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