Kamwendo Surname
Approximately 46,291 people bear this surname
Kamwendo Surname Definition:
Kamwendo is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: leg.
Kamwendo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 40,779 | 1:420 | 28 |
| Zambia | 3,668 | 1:4,321 | 523 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,327 | 1:11,634 | 1,511 |
| Tanzania | 146 | 1:362,614 | 26,759 |
| South Africa | 146 | 1:371,080 | 33,514 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| England | 54 | 1:1,031,816 | 50,675 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
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.
Kamwendo Demographics
Average Kamwendo Salary in
United States
$30,479 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamweendo | 94 | 73 | / |
| Kamwendoi | 94 | 2 | / |
| Kamwendoh | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kamwenda | 88 | 714 | / |
| Kamwemdo | 88 | 3 | / |
| Kamuendo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kambendo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kamuhendo | 82 | 2 | / |
| Camuendo | 75 | 1,444 | / |
| Kamuenda | 75 | 631 | / |
| Kamwinda | 75 | 217 | / |
| Komwenda | 75 | 8 | / |
| Kemwenda | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kambendha | 71 | 22 | / |
| Kambendah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamuhenda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khomuhendo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Komuhenndo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koomuhendo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cambindo | 63 | 2,527 | / |
| Kamuinda | 63 | 21 | / |
| Camuenda | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kombindo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kambínda | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kamuhinda | 59 | 7 | / |
| Komuhindo | 59 | 6 | / |
| Comuhendo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Komuhemdo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Cambinda | 50 | 12,127 | / |
| Kombinda | 50 | 1 | / |
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