Kamwaka Surname
Approximately 648 people bear this surname
Kamwaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 243 | 1:160,655 | 13,924 |
| DR Congo | 185 | 1:399,349 | 33,942 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Zambia | 28 | 1:566,069 | 23,715 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kamwaka (47) may also be a first name.
Kamwaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamwaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kamwaka is found most in Uganda. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamwaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kamwaka is the 506,165th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,246,213 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamwaka are found; 38 percent are found in East Africa and 36 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most numerous given name globally It is held by 47 people.
The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 243 people, or 1 in 160,655. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kamuli District, where 13 percent are found, Kabarole District, where 12 percent are found and Rukungiri District, where 8 percent are found. Beside Uganda this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and Malawi, where 28 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaimwaka | 93 | 39 | / |
| Kamwaaka | 93 | 3 | / |
| Komwaka | 86 | 5,497 | / |
| Kamweka | 86 | 193 | / |
| Kamwaki | 86 | 157 | / |
| Kamuaka | 86 | 48 | / |
| Kamvaka | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kemwaka | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kamwake | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kamwoka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Komwaaka | 80 | 36 | / |
| Kambaika | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kambhaka | 80 | 3 | / |
| Komwakaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koomwaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamvakaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kambaakka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kamwatcai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kamueka | 71 | 588 | / |
| Kamveka | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kamweko | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kamuaki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kombakay | 67 | 74 | / |
| Kamuhake | 67 | 48 | / |
| Khambako | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kamvakis | 67 | 14 | / |
| Qhambaka | 67 | 10 | / |
| Khambaki | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kambhake | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khambaca | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kamwachi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kambaiko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Komuaaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kombakai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kambakhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khambake | 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 Kamwaka
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