Kamukwa Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kamukwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamukwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya411:1,126,33934,944
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Kamukwa (19) may also be a first name.

Kamukwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kamukwa occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamukwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,909,720th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamukwa live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 19 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,126,339. In Kenya Kamukwa is most prevalent in: Makueni County, where 83 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 10 percent reside and Kitui County, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 7 percent reside and Namibia, where 2 percent reside.

Kamukwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamukwai9320/
Kamukwaya881/
Kamukwe8635/
Kamokwa8622/
Kamugwa8611/
Kamucwa867/
Kamikwa864/
Kamukwo863/
Kamukuha801/
Kamikua7141/
Kamokwe7138/
Kamigwa7112/
Kamugwi719/
Kamugwe714/
Kamukui713/
Kamucwe711/
Kemikwa711/
Kamungua672/
Kamokwoi672/
Komuicwa671/
Kammaungwai671/
Kamungwi671/
Kamuigua671/
Kamhungwe6375/
Kamugue574/
Komogwa571/
Camugua571/
Kamougue531,468/
Camungua539/
Khomokwe531/
Kamungue531/
Kammeugue501/
Kamougoue501/
Kammougui501/

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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 Kamukwa
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