Kamwa Surname

111,263rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kamwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3,8601:5,381654
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Uganda691:565,78730,812
France501:1,328,454133,611
Nepal301:949,3655,886
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
England61:9,286,343223,652
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kamwa (1,507) may also be a first name.

Kamwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kamwa occurs most in Cameroon. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 111,263rd most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,745,520 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kamwa reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 200,189th most common forename throughout the world, held by 1,507 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 3,860 people, or 1 in 5,381. In Cameroon Kamwa is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 36 percent live, Littoral Region, where 34 percent live and West Region, where 23 percent live. Outside of Cameroon it exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Kamwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kamwa surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

The amount Kamwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 45.03% less than the national average, earning $23,719 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.2% more than the national average, earning $63,199 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamwai9181/
Kamwaj9155/
Kamwaz9148/
Kamwau9134/
Kamwea9133/
Khamwa9131/
Kaimwa9121/
Kaumwa917/
Kamwah917/
Kamway915/
Kamwas914/
Kamwad912/
Kasmwa911/
Kaamwa911/
Kamwaa911/
Khamwai83295/
Kamwaha8310/
Khamwua834/
Kamwass834/
Katmwad832/
Kamweha832/
Kamwahu831/
Khammwa831/
Khamway831/
Khamwas831/
Kamwi805,448/
Komwa801,811/
Kamwe80563/
Kamwo80353/
Kamua80242/
Kemwa80240/
Kamva808/
Camwa806/
Khamweha77124/
Khamwaha774/
Kamwaaya772/
Kamwasth771/
Khamwhai771/
Khamwhay771/
Kamhua73904/
Kommwa73131/
Komwat7372/
Kamwej7369/
Komwad7328/
Kamwou7312/
Kamwei7311/
Kamvas7310/
Kaumwe739/
Kamuea739/
Kamhwy739/
Kamwie736/
Komway735/
Kaïmba735/
Kamweu735/
Kamwoj734/
Kamwii734/
Khamwi734/
Koomwa734/
Khamva732/
Khamua732/
Kamvai732/
Komwai732/
Camwas732/
Kaimva731/
Kajmwe731/
Khamwe731/
Kamuay731/
Kammba731/
Kammua731/
Camway731/
Kemway731/
Kamuoa731/
Kammwe731/
Kamwet731/
Kamwey731/
Kamwez731/
Koumwa731/
Kaimua731/
Camwai731/
Kamwhi731/
Kasmwhaus712/
Kaumehewa711/
Kahumwe67120/
Khamuea6767/
Khamwit6722/
Kamuash6721/
Kammuha6710/
Kamwheh675/
Hkambai674/
Kahamwe674/
Khambah674/
Kamwoue672/
Khamwee672/
Kambaaj671/
Kambaij671/
Kambeau671/
Kambhaa671/
Keambai671/
Khambaj671/
Kaumbaa671/
Kamuach671/
Kamwess671/
Kamwije671/
Kkaimba671/
Kamvaha671/
Kaimbai671/
Kaimbau671/
Khambau671/
Khamuha671/
Khamvay671/
Khamwei671/

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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 Kamwa
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