Kamwendo Surname

12,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kamwendo Surname Definition:

Kamwendo is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: leg.

Kamwendo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi40,7791:42028
Zambia3,6681:4,321523
Zimbabwe1,3271:11,6341,511
Tanzania1461:362,61426,759
South Africa1461:371,08033,514
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
England541:1,031,81650,675
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Kamwendo (364) may also be a first name.

Kamwendo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kamwendo is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: leg.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kamwendo Last Name Facts

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

Kamwendo occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kamwendo.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamwendo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 12,132nd most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 157,429 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamwendo live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kamwendo is also the 456,229th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 364 people.

The last name Kamwendo is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is borne by 40,779 people, or 1 in 420. Aside from Malawi it is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 8 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.

Kamwendo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kamwendo earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 36.2% less than the national average, earning R 151,608 per year and in United States they earn 29.36% less than the national average, earning $30,479 USD per year.

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