Kamwang Surname

86,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kamwang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamwang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5,2061:14,1911,762
Nepal1961:145,3112,527
Thailand1871:377,74566,352
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kamwang (247) may also be a first name.

Kamwang Last Name Facts

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

Kamwang (Marathi: कामवंग) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamwang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kamwang is the 86,157th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,302,743 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Kamwang live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 567,531st most frequently held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 247 people.

Kamwang is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 5,206 people, or 1 in 14,191. Outside of The DR Congo it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 4 percent reside and Thailand, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khamwang933,513/
Kamweang932/
Kaumwang931/
Khamwaing881/
Kamwong86306/
Kamuang86263/
Komwang8610/
Camwang861/
Kemwang861/
Kamvang861/
Khamwong806,465/
Khamuang80160/
Kammuang8066/
Kaumbang8034/
Kaimuang807/
Khomwang806/
Khamvang806/
Kaemuang805/
Khemwang805/
Kamhuang802/
Khamwamg801/
Kaumwong801/
Khammuang75930/
Khaimuang75265/
Khamhuang7547/
Khamweing7517/
Khaemuang755/
Kammhuang752/
Khaemwong751/
Cambang71438/
Komwong7157/
Comwang7110/
Kemwong7110/
Kamvong718/
Kemuang714/
Kambanc712/
Kamveng711/
Kamwomg711/
Komuang711/
Camwong711/
Khemwong67235/
Koomwong6775/
Khamvong6746/
Kambanck6744/
Koomuang6735/
Khemuang6721/
Khomwong6715/
Khomuang676/
Kommuang673/
Kamhuamg671/
Komuhang671/
Kemwoung671/
Kuimwong671/

Kamwang Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamwang in the Marathi language
कामवंगkamavanga-

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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
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  • 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 Kamwang
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