Kamwangala Surname
Approximately 829 people bear this surname
Kamwangala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 444 | 1:38,557 | 5,632 |
| DR Congo | 328 | 1:225,243 | 21,937 |
| Zambia | 53 | 1:299,055 | 16,868 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Kamwangala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamwangala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kamwangala is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kamwangala.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamwangala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 418,906th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,790,767 people. The surname Kamwangala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamwangala reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 444 people, or 1 in 38,557. Not including Malawi this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 40 percent are found and Zambia, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamuangala | 90 | 356 | / |
| Kamwangali | 90 | 4 | / |
| Cambangala | 80 | 6 | / |
| Khambagalla | 76 | 8 | / |
| Kambagaalla | 76 | 1 | / |
| Cambagalla | 70 | 12 | / |
| Kambongola | 70 | 8 | / |
| Kambangole | 70 | 2 | / |
| Kambangolo | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kombagalla | 60 | 1 | / |
| Kambongolo | 60 | 1 | / |
| Kombongolo | 50 | 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 Kamwangala
- 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