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
The surname Kamwasha is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kamwasha.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamwasha? popularity and diffusion
Kamwasha is the 380,890th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 7,785,840 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamwasha live; 86 percent live in Central Africa and 86 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 24 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 807 people, or 1 in 91,548. Outside of The DR Congo Kamwasha exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 13 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.
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 | / |
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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 Kamwasha
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