Kamwea Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Kamwea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 20 | 1:2,308,995 | 36,653 |
| Solomon Islands | 13 | 1:44,618 | 8,903 |
Kamwea Demographics
Kamwea Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kamwea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamwea Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kamwea occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamwea? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Kamwea reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 2,308,995. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kirinyaga County, where 45 percent live, Machakos County, where 20 percent live and Nyeri County, where 20 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 39 percent live.
Kamwea Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the 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 Kamwea
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