Kamtwanje Surname
1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi
Kamtwanje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Tanzania | 60 | 1:882,360 | 43,917 |
Kamtwanje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamtwanje Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kamtwanje occurs most in Malawi. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kamtwanje.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamtwanje? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,118,459th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamtwanje are found; 72 percent are found in Southern Africa and 72 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Kamtwanje is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Other than Malawi it exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 28 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamtuwanje | 95 | 105 | / |
| Kamtwane | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kamtinje | 82 | 4 | / |
| Kamitanji | 78 | 21 | / |
| Kamatanja | 78 | 1 | / |
| Khamtuanjai | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kamtueanjai | 70 | 1 | / |
| Khamteanjai | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kumatenje | 67 | 28 | / |
| Koumtonje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamdteuanjai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khamtueanjai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Komutwinjo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kumdteuanjai | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kamdonjai | 56 | 1 | / |
| Koumtounji | 53 | 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 Kamtwanje
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis