Kamwaga Surname
Approximately 750 people bear this surname
Kamwaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 596 | 1:88,828 | 8,979 |
| Kenya | 76 | 1:607,630 | 28,249 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Kamwaga (42) may also be a first name.
Kamwaga Demographics
Kamwaga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kamwaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamwaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kamwaga is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamwaga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kamwaga is the 452,572nd most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 9,716,728 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamwaga live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kamwaga is also the 1,566,439th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 42 people.
Kamwaga is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 596 people, or 1 in 88,828. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 70 percent live, Mara Region, where 18 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 9 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 10 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.
Kamwaga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamwagha | 93 | 1,100 | / |
| Kamwaaga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kamwangha | 88 | 55 | / |
| Kamwang'a | 88 | 51 | / |
| Kamwan'ga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kamwago | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kamwega | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kèmwaga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kamwagi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kamuanga | 80 | 14,610 | / |
| Kamwangi | 80 | 63 | / |
| Kamwango | 80 | 49 | / |
| Camwanga | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kamuhaga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kambauga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kambagga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kambeaga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamuhanga | 75 | 494 | / |
| Kamwongai | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kamwangeh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khamwange | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kamuannga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khambagai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kambago | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kambage | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kamwogo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamuhaanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khamwongai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamwego | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kambouga | 67 | 578 | / |
| Kamuangi | 67 | 68 | / |
| Komwangi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kamwonge | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kambhagi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kambooga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamuange | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamuango | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cambagay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Camuanga | 67 | 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 Kamwaga
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