Kamwanda Surname
Approximately 588 people bear this surname
Kamwanda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 233 | 1:66,259 | 9,963 |
| DR Congo | 185 | 1:399,349 | 33,942 |
| Zambia | 145 | 1:109,310 | 8,555 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Kamwanda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamwanda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kamwanda is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamwanda? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 544,808th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,393,786 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kamwanda are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Kamwanda is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 233 people, or 1 in 66,259. In Zimbabwe Kamwanda is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 53 percent reside, Harare Province, where 32 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 7 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent reside and Zambia, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamwatenda | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kamwandi | 88 | 2,293 | / |
| Kamwande | 88 | 812 | / |
| Kamuanda | 88 | 132 | / |
| Kamwando | 88 | 55 | / |
| Kamwandj | 88 | 48 | / |
| Komwanda | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kamvanda | 88 | 4 | / |
| Khamwandi | 82 | 497 | / |
| Kamwandee | 82 | 17 | / |
| Kamwandio | 82 | 10 | / |
| Kaimbanda | 82 | 1 | / |
| Khamuanda | 82 | 1 | / |
| Khamwandee | 78 | 113 | / |
| Kamwatendo | 78 | 2 | / |
| Kaamuhanda | 78 | 2 | / |
| Khamuhanda | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kamuhandah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cambanda | 75 | 1,777 | / |
| Kamuandi | 75 | 109 | / |
| Kamwondo | 75 | 10 | / |
| Camuanda | 75 | 9 | / |
| Kambando | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kambandj | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kamuando | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kamvenda | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kamwamdi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kamuandj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kamuandy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Komuhanda | 71 | 43 | / |
| Camwandee | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kamuhando | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kambeandi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khamvandee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khomwandee | 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 Kamwanda
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