Kamwami Surname

889,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kamwami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kamwami Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2671:146,21513,059
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Kamwami (10) may also be a first name.

Kamwami Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kamwami Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kamwami is found most in Uganda. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamwami? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 889,654th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 24,130,947 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamwami reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 267 people, or 1 in 146,215. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kamuli District, where 45 percent live, Luuka District, where 12 percent live and Kaliro District, where 12 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live and Rwanda, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Camwami8621/
Kamwama864/
Komwami863/
Kamwemi861/
Kambamyi801/
Kamuama712/
Kambamy711/
Kamuhama673/
Kamuhame672/
Kamuhaama631/
Kombomi571/
Qomvami571/
Kamuoma571/
Komuamma531/
Komuhamgi502/
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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 Kamwami
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