Kamwemba Surname
Approximately 183 people bear this surname
Kamwemba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 116 | 1:133,088 | 17,509 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kamwemba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamwemba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kamwemba is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamwemba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kamwemba is the 1,257,535th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kamwemba are found; 69 percent are found in Southern Africa and 69 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 133,088. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 41 percent reside, Harare Province, where 25 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 22 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 30 percent reside and Zambia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamwamba | 88 | 801 | / |
| Kamwimba | 88 | 674 | / |
| Kamvemba | 88 | 68 | / |
| Kamwembo | 88 | 62 | / |
| Kamuemba | 88 | 62 | / |
| Kamwemwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kamwembe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kammwamba | 82 | 1,360 | / |
| Kam'mwamba | 78 | 261 | / |
| Kambembi | 75 | 377 | / |
| Kamwambo | 75 | 93 | / |
| Kamuimba | 75 | 82 | / |
| Kanvemba | 75 | 41 | / |
| Kombemba | 75 | 10 | / |
| Kamwimbi | 75 | 8 | / |
| Kamwombo | 75 | 7 | / |
| Kamuemua | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kamwimbe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kamwenwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Koumbemba | 71 | 346 | / |
| Kamuhomba | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kuimwimba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaambembe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamuhamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaumbembe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koumbeimba | 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 Kamwemba
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