Kamwasha Surname
Approximately 936 people bear this surname
Kamwasha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 807 | 1:91,548 | 10,387 |
| Zambia | 121 | 1:130,991 | 9,752 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Kamwasha (24) may also be a first name.
Kamwasha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamwasha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kamwasha is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kamwasha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamwasha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 380,890th most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 7,785,840 people. The surname Kamwasha is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamwasha reside; 86 percent reside in Central Africa and 86 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kamwasha is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread forename throughout the world. It is borne by 24 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 807 people, or 1 in 91,548. Not including The DR Congo this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 13 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamwasa | 93 | 54 | / |
| Kamwashi | 88 | 1,113 | / |
| Kamwesha | 88 | 145 | / |
| Kamwacha | 88 | 5 | / |
| Kamuasha | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kamwasia | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kamwasho | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kamwasay | 88 | 1 | / |
| Khamwacha | 82 | 31 | / |
| Kamwatshi | 82 | 4 | / |
| Kamuhasha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kamuasa | 80 | 96 | / |
| Kamwasi | 80 | 30 | / |
| Kamwaso | 80 | 27 | / |
| Kamuesha | 75 | 185 | / |
| Kamwacho | 75 | 132 | / |
| Kamwatso | 75 | 131 | / |
| Kamuashi | 75 | 55 | / |
| Kambosha | 75 | 18 | / |
| Kamwoshe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kamwocha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kamwazah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kamwasee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kamwasoo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kambasho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kamwachi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kamwoshi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaambasa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kambasai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khambashi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khamwasee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kommuasha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kambaashi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamuatshi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamuadsap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamuaza | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kamwazi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kambaso | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kamuasi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Qambasa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khamuadsap | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kamweso | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kamuaychai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kamwesa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kamwosi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khamuatsap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamwaze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamvasi | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Kamwasha
- 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