Kamwele Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kamwele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamwele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Namibia351:68,8407,364
Kenya171:2,716,46537,471
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Kamwele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kamwele is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamwele? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,133,308th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kamwele live; 68 percent live in Central Africa and 68 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Kamwele is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 513,053. Outside of The DR Congo Kamwele is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 16 percent reside and Kenya, where 8 percent reside.

Kamwele Last Name Statistics demography

Kamwele earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamwel922/
Kamwela8626,550/
Kamuele861,768/
Kamwale861,245/
Kamweli8690/
Kamwile864/
Kamvele864/
Kamwell864/
Kamuhele804/
Kamwalee803/
Kamwelia801/
Kamwil771/
Camuele711,579/
Kamwila71239/
Camwell71202/
Kamuela7143/
Kamwali7120/
Kemuele7119/
Cambele7112/
Kamwili715/
Kamvale712/
Qambele712/
Kamwjlt711/
Khamwileat711/
Kambyle711/
Koumwel711/
Kambeil711/
Kaimvel711/
Khamwila6751/
Khamwali676/
Kamvelli675/
Kamwilai672/
Kamwaila672/
Khamwili671/
Kamuhale671/
Khamvile671/
Camueler671/
Cammuele671/
Kamwalie671/
Khambely671/

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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 Kamwele
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