Kamwatu Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kamwatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kamwatu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kamwatu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kamwatu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamwatu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamwatu live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kitui County, where 80 percent reside and Meru County, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamwetu8622/
Kambathu804/
Kambaytu801/
Kamwetuu801/
Khambhatu751/
Kanbatu712/
Kambotuh673/
Kambotuu671/
Kamboutou631/
Kõvatu6212/
Kombotou531/
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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 Kamwatu
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