Kambwire Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kambwire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kambwire Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda941:415,31125,587
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Kambwire Last Name Facts

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

Kambwire occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kambwire? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,718,748th most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kambwire reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 415,311. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kaliro District, where 95 percent live, Buyende District, where 2 percent live and Buikwe District, where 1 percent live. Apart from Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 16 percent live and Malawi, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kambwiri885,344/
Kambwere887/
Kampwire881/
Kambwira881/
Kambuire881/
Kambbire881/
Kampwoire821/
Kampweyire781/
Kambwera75409/
Kampwere751/
Kampwirth71113/
Cambuir6712/
Kambvuri6310/
Kampwera634/
Kambuera631/
Khambhuiray631/
Kampweera593/
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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 Kambwire
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