Kamweru Surname

286,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kamweru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamweru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,3301:34,7223,758
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kamweru (147) may also be a first name.

Kamweru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kamweru is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamweru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kamweru is the 286,665th most commonly used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 5,438,467 people. The surname Kamweru is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamweru live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kamweru is also the 760,591st most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 147 people.

The surname Kamweru is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,330 people, or 1 in 34,722. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 30 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 20 percent are found and Muranga County, where 19 percent are found. Beside Kenya Kamweru occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Kamweru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Komweru86794/
Kamwiru862/
Kemweru861/
Komweeru806/
Kamberou804/
Kamuetru801/
Kamuiru71477/
Komwiru713/
Camberou67155/
Kaimbiru671/
Komberou671/
Komworou671/
Komuheru671/
Kambirau671/
Khambiru671/
Koumberou631/
Comberu571/
Cambérou531/

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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 Kamweru
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