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 last name Kamwathi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamwathi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,537,949th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamwathi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kamwathi is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 19 people.

The surname Kamwathi is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 349,848. In Kenya it is most common in: Kitui County, where 72 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 7 percent are found and Machakos County, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Kamwathi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kamwathi surname is chiefly 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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