Kamwei Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kamwei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamwei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Kamwei Last Name Facts

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

Kamwei occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamwei? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamwei reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Baringo County, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 18 percent are found.

Kamwei Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kamwei last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamweji92278/
Kamweyi925/
Khamwei921/
Kamwi915,448/
Kamwe91563/
Kamwai8381/
Kamwej8369/
Kamwea8333/
Kaumwe839/
Kamwie836/
Kamweu835/
Kamwii834/
Khamwi834/
Kajmwe831/
Khamwe831/
Kammwe831/
Kamwet831/
Kamwey831/
Kamwez831/
Kamwhi831/
Kamwiyo77977/
Khamwai77295/
Kamwaji77195/
Kamueji77178/
Kahumwe77120/
Kamwayi77102/
Kamwiya7750/
Kamwaye7738/
Kamwiji7734/
Kamweya7728/
Kamueyi7727/
Khamwit7722/
Kambeyi7721/
Kamwheh775/
Kahamwe774/
Kamwija773/
Kamweyo772/
Kamweha772/
Kamwoue772/
Khamwee772/
Khambei771/
Kamweja771/
Kamwess771/
Kamwije771/
Koumwei771/
Kamwa734,175/
Kamui73441/
Kamue73412/
Kemwe73116/
Kamvi7390/
Komwe7325/
Komwi733/
Kamve731/
Qamwi731/
Camwe731/
Khamweha71124/
Kamwaiyo713/
Kamwetch711/
Khamwhai711/
Kaimue67315/
Keamue67285/
Kaimvi67235/
Cambei67169/
Kamwaj6755/
Kammue6750/
Kamwaz6748/
Kamwau6734/
Khamwa6731/
Kamver6723/
Kaimwa6721/
Kamoue6717/
Kamwou6712/
Khamwaiyo6710/
Kamuea679/
Kamhwy679/
Kambyi679/
Kaumwa677/
Kamwah677/
Khamui676/
Kamway675/
Khamvi674/
Kamvej674/
Kamwoj674/
Kamwas674/
Kammui673/
Kamvis672/
Kahmbe672/
Kambii672/
Kamues672/
Kamvai672/
Komwai672/
Kamwad672/
Keimweiss671/
Kahmbi671/
Kaymue671/
Koemwe671/
Khamue671/
Kasmwa671/
Kamhve671/
Kamuez671/
Kkambe671/
Kaamwa671/
Koumwe671/
Koumwi671/
Kemhwe671/
Kamwaa671/
Kamuer671/
Camwai671/
Kamhui671/
Komwet671/

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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 Kamwei
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis