Kamwamba Surname
Approximately 801 people bear this surname
Kamwamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 471 | 1:36,346 | 5,352 |
| DR Congo | 226 | 1:326,901 | 29,253 |
| Zambia | 67 | 1:236,566 | 14,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 1:482,445 | 40,356 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kamwamba (21) may also be a first name.
Kamwamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamwamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kamwamba is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamwamba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 430,251st most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,098,060 people. The last name Kamwamba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamwamba are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kamwamba is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring given name worldwide It is held by 21 people.
The surname Kamwamba is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 471 people, or 1 in 36,346. Outside of Malawi this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 28 percent live and Zambia, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kammwamba | 94 | 1,360 | / |
| Kam'mwamba | 89 | 261 | / |
| Kamwambi | 88 | 1,604 | / |
| Kamuamba | 88 | 337 | / |
| Kamwemba | 88 | 183 | / |
| Kamwambe | 88 | 182 | / |
| Kamwambo | 88 | 93 | / |
| Kamuhamba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kamuambi | 75 | 82 | / |
| Kamvemba | 75 | 68 | / |
| Kamwembo | 75 | 62 | / |
| Kamuemba | 75 | 62 | / |
| Kombamba | 75 | 27 | / |
| Kamwombo | 75 | 7 | / |
| Kamuambo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kemwambo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kamuambe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kamuhomba | 71 | 8 | / |
| Koumbamba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kamuhanba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kambambo | 63 | 2 | / |
| Kombomba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kamuombo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Khambambi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kambaambi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kamuhombo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Koumbeimba | 56 | 1 | / |
| Cambamba | 50 | 2,574 | / |
| Cambambe | 50 | 2,372 | / |
| Cambambi | 50 | 2,170 | / |
| Cambambo | 50 | 10 | / |
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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 Kamwamba
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis