Kamwadi Surname
Approximately 237 people bear this surname
Kamwadi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
Kamwadi (21) may also be a first name.
Kamwadi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamwadi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kamwadi occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamwadi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,055,483rd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. The surname Kamwadi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamwadi are found; 57 percent are found in Southern Africa and 57 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kamwadi is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 21 people.
It is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Besides Malawi it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 43 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamwada | 86 | 814 | / |
| Kamuadi | 86 | 205 | / |
| Kamwedi | 86 | 42 | / |
| Kamwade | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kamvadi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kamwadha | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kambadiy | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kamuhadi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khamvadi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kambadai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kambatdi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamwaada | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamwadda | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamwedui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kambadaai | 75 | 4 | / |
| Khambadiy | 75 | 3 | / |
| Khambadai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khambhadi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kamuedi | 71 | 144 | / |
| Khambhadai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kamvade | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamwoda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khambade | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kambodhi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kamuhada | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kombadai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kambhade | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kambodij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamwhoda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamwodha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khambadhe | 63 | 2 | / |
| Khambeydhi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kombodi | 57 | 27 | / |
| Qambade | 57 | 4 | / |
| Khambhaiday | 56 | 6 | / |
| Cambaday | 53 | 40 | / |
| Qambaday | 53 | 12 | / |
| Kombodii | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kambhode | 53 | 1 | / |
| Cambodai | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kombadde | 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 Kamwadi
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