Kamwaye Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Kamwaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 37 | 1:428,376 | 20,573 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kamwaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamwaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kamwaye is found most frequently in Zambia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamwaye? popularity and diffusion
Kamwaye is the 3,185,033rd most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamwaye reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Kamwaye is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 428,376. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Muchinga Province, where 84 percent are found, Northern Province, where 11 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 3 percent are found. Beside Zambia Kamwaye is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamway | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kamwaya | 86 | 3,385 | / |
| Kamuaye | 86 | 123 | / |
| Kamwayi | 86 | 102 | / |
| Khamway | 86 | 1 | / |
| Komwaye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khambaye | 80 | 33 | / |
| Kaumwaya | 80 | 17 | / |
| Kamwaiyo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kamwaaya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kammbaye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khamwhay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamwai | 77 | 81 | / |
| Kamwej | 77 | 69 | / |
| Kamwaj | 77 | 55 | / |
| Kamwau | 77 | 34 | / |
| Kamwea | 77 | 33 | / |
| Kamwei | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kamwie | 77 | 6 | / |
| Komway | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kamweu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Camway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kemway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kamuay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kamwey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kamwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khamwaiyo | 75 | 10 | / |
| Kamwiyo | 71 | 977 | / |
| Khamwai | 71 | 295 | / |
| Kamweji | 71 | 278 | / |
| Kamwaji | 71 | 195 | / |
| Kamwoua | 71 | 146 | / |
| Kamuaya | 71 | 130 | / |
| Komwawe | 71 | 91 | / |
| Cambaye | 71 | 56 | / |
| Kamwiya | 71 | 50 | / |
| Kambaje | 71 | 29 | / |
| Kamweya | 71 | 28 | / |
| Kamwoyo | 71 | 28 | / |
| Kamwaha | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kamweyi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kambeye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kambayy | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kamwija | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kamwoue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khamwee | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kamweyo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kamweha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khamvay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khamwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamwahu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamwajo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kambaie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamvayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamweja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamwije | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khamweha | 67 | 124 | / |
| Khambiye | 67 | 15 | / |
| Khamueay | 67 | 10 | / |
| Khamwaha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khambaiy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keimbaye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kambiyey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaimbayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kambaayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamuhaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamwooya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khammuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khamwhai | 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
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- 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 Kamwaye
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