Kamwathi Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kamwathi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamwathi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1321:349,84820,694
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kamwathi (19) may also be a first name.

Kamwathi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kamwathi occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamwathi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,537,949th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. Kamwathi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamwathi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring forename world-wide, held by 19 people.

It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 349,848. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kitui County, where 72 percent live, Kiambu County, where 7 percent live and Machakos County, where 7 percent live. Beside Kenya Kamwathi is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.

Kamwathi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Kamwathi
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