Kamwe Surname
Approximately 563 people bear this surname
Kamwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 218 | 1:95,271 | 11,358 |
| DR Congo | 192 | 1:384,789 | 33,038 |
| Zimbabwe | 69 | 1:223,743 | 25,019 |
| Zambia | 38 | 1:417,103 | 20,300 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kamwe (142) may also be a first name.
Kamwe Demographics
Kamwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kamwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kamwe occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 562,869th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 12,944,131 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kamwe are found; 72 percent are found in Central Africa and 72 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 775,413th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 142 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 218 people, or 1 in 95,271. In Cameroon Kamwe is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 45 percent live, Littoral Region, where 26 percent live and West Region, where 26 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon Kamwe is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 34 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent live.
Kamwe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kamwe last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamwej | 91 | 69 | / |
| Kamwea | 91 | 33 | / |
| Kamwei | 91 | 11 | / |
| Kaumwe | 91 | 9 | / |
| Kamwie | 91 | 6 | / |
| Kamweu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Kamwez | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kamwey | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kamwet | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kammwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Khamwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kajmwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kamw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kahumwe | 83 | 120 | / |
| Kamwheh | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kahamwe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kamwoue | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kamweha | 83 | 2 | / |
| Khamwee | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kamwije | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kamwess | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khamwei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kamwi | 80 | 5,448 | / |
| Kamwa | 80 | 4,175 | / |
| Kamue | 80 | 412 | / |
| Kemwe | 80 | 116 | / |
| Komwe | 80 | 25 | / |
| Khamw | 80 | 22 | / |
| Kamve | 80 | 1 | / |
| Camwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khamweha | 77 | 124 | / |
| Kamwetch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaimue | 73 | 315 | / |
| Keamue | 73 | 285 | / |
| Kamwai | 73 | 81 | / |
| Kamwaj | 73 | 55 | / |
| Kammue | 73 | 50 | / |
| Khamwa | 73 | 31 | / |
| Kamver | 73 | 23 | / |
| Kaimwa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Kamoue | 73 | 17 | / |
| Kamhwy | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kamuea | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kaumwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kamway | 73 | 5 | / |
| Khamwi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kamwii | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kamwoj | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kamvej | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kamues | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kahmbe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Komwet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kamhve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kamuer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kamwhi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaymue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koemwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khamue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kamuez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kkambe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaamwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koumwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kemhwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kamwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khamwai | 67 | 295 | / |
| Khamuea | 67 | 67 | / |
| Hkambey | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kamueyi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kammoue | 67 | 23 | / |
| Khamwit | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kamwaha | 67 | 10 | / |
| Khammbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Koemwee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khambee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kaimmue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khammwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khamway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahmbeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamwowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koumwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koumwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaambee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keammue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Camwest | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kambhej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khambei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamvech | 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 Kamwe
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