Kamwani Surname

385,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kamwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7321:23,3873,582
Kenya901:513,11025,838
India351:21,916,154310,282
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kamwani (11) may also be a first name.

Kamwani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kamwani (Marathi: कामवानी) is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamwani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 385,337th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,904,063 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Kamwani reside; 81 percent reside in Southern Africa and 81 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most common given name world-wide, borne by 11 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 732 people, or 1 in 23,387. Not including Malawi it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 10 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Kamwani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kamwani earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 112.23% more than the national average, earning $91,575 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kamwani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamwani in the Marathi language
कामवानीkamavani44.44
कमवानीkamavani33.33
कामवाणीkamavani22.22

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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
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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 Kamwani
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