Kamwere Surname
Approximately 200 people bear this surname
Kamwere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 90 | 1:513,110 | 25,838 |
| Zimbabwe | 73 | 1:211,483 | 24,106 |
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Kamwere (11) may also be a first name.
Kamwere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamwere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kamwere is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamwere? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,185,157th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kamwere reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 11 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 513,110. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nyeri County, where 74 percent live, Nyandarua County, where 10 percent live and Kiambu County, where 4 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 37 percent live and Uganda, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamweire | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kaamwere | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kamweere | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kamwera | 86 | 2,262 | / |
| Kamvere | 86 | 158 | / |
| Kamwire | 86 | 30 | / |
| Kamweri | 86 | 18 | / |
| Kamware | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kemwere | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kamuere | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kambhere | 80 | 48 | / |
| Khambere | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kaambere | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kamweera | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kamwaare | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kambeere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamver | 77 | 23 | / |
| Kamuer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khamweera | 75 | 8 | / |
| Khamwaree | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kamwira | 71 | 148 | / |
| Kamwiri | 71 | 62 | / |
| Cambere | 71 | 26 | / |
| Kamwari | 71 | 19 | / |
| Kambery | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kamvera | 71 | 9 | / |
| Komware | 71 | 1 | / |
| Komwera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamuery | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamveri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khaumwaree | 71 | 1 | / |
| Komuere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamberr | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamberj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamuera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khamwira | 67 | 229 | / |
| Khamwari | 67 | 218 | / |
| Kambhire | 67 | 70 | / |
| Camberea | 67 | 47 | / |
| Kamberri | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kamuhire | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kamveris | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kamberay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khamberi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kambaire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaambire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamwuira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamwarii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamberai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kambuire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koimbere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamveera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamwirai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamwiroj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kammbire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamberij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kambeeri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaumhuer | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Kamwere
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