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 found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Kamwemba click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamwemba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kamwemba is the 1,257,535th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. The surname Kamwemba is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kamwemba live; 69 percent live in Southern Africa and 69 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 133,088. In Zimbabwe Kamwemba is most frequent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 41 percent live, Harare Province, where 25 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 22 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 30 percent live and Zambia, where 3 percent live.
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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