Kamweli Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Kamweli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 85 | 1:543,293 | 26,596 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Kamweli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamweli Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kamweli has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamweli? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,967,751st most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. Kamweli occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kamweli reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 543,293. In Kenya Kamweli is primarily found in: Machakos County, where 55 percent live, Makueni County, where 40 percent live and Muranga County, where 5 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamwelia | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kamwela | 86 | 26,550 | / |
| Kamwele | 86 | 213 | / |
| Kamwali | 86 | 20 | / |
| Kamwili | 86 | 5 | / |
| Khamwali | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kamvelli | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kamwilai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khamwili | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamwalie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khamwilai | 75 | 1,310 | / |
| Kgamwilai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaamvelli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kamuele | 71 | 1,768 | / |
| Kamwale | 71 | 1,245 | / |
| Kamwila | 71 | 239 | / |
| Kamuela | 71 | 43 | / |
| Khambheliy | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kemueli | 71 | 7 | / |
| Cambeli | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kamvele | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kamwile | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kamvyselli | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kemwali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamuili | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamvali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khamwila | 67 | 51 | / |
| Kamvysellis | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kamvilai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Komwilai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kamuhele | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kamwalee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kamwaila | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koumwili | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamvisellis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khambili | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khambely | 67 | 1 | / |
| Komvelli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamvisselli | 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 Kamweli
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis