Kamwale Surname
Approximately 1,245 people bear this surname
Kamwale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,168 | 1:13,570 | 1,562 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Kamwale (28) may also be a first name.
Kamwale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamwale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kamwale occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kamwale.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamwale? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 304,336th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,853,451 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamwale are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 28 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 1,168 people, or 1 in 13,570. In Zambia Kamwale is most frequent in: Southern Province, where 60 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 15 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 11 percent live. Excluding Zambia this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamwalee | 93 | 3 | / |
| Kamwalie | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kamwal | 92 | 125 | / |
| Kamwajile | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kamwala | 86 | 1,164 | / |
| Kamwele | 86 | 213 | / |
| Kamwali | 86 | 20 | / |
| Kaimwal | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kamwile | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kamvale | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kamuale | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kambhale | 80 | 310 | / |
| Kaambale | 80 | 113 | / |
| Kambalhe | 80 | 55 | / |
| Kambaale | 80 | 34 | / |
| Kamballe | 80 | 31 | / |
| Khamwali | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kambaule | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kambalee | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kamwalya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kamwaila | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kkambale | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kaumbale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaimbale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kambalei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamwatil | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamuhale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamval | 77 | 15 | / |
| Komwal | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kamual | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khambhale | 75 | 8 | / |
| Kaambhale | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kambahale | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kambhalhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kambuyale | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kambayile | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khaambale | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khambaale | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kamuele | 71 | 1,768 | / |
| Kamuala | 71 | 870 | / |
| Kamweli | 71 | 90 | / |
| Kaumbal | 71 | 36 | / |
| Kambaly | 71 | 13 | / |
| Cambale | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kamvele | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kaimval | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kaimbal | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kamhual | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kamvala | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kambalé | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kemwali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khamual | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kambaul | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kotmwal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khamval | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamvali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaambali | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kamuhele | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khambole | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khamhual | 67 | 2 | / |
| Komvalee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khamvile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamwotel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Komualee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kambally | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khambail | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaimuali | 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 Kamwale
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