Kamwetsa Surname
468,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 717 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi
Kamwetsa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 706 | 1:24,248 | 3,692 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kamwetsa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamwetsa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kamwetsa is found most in Malawi. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamwetsa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 468,873rd most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 10,163,941 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamwetsa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Kamwetsa is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 706 people, or 1 in 24,248. Barring Malawi it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found and Iceland, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamwesa | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kamwesha | 88 | 145 | / |
| Kamvetsa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kamwetshi | 82 | 27 | / |
| Khamwitsa | 82 | 6 | / |
| Kamwisa | 80 | 104 | / |
| Kamuesa | 80 | 59 | / |
| Kamweza | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kamweso | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kanwesa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamuesha | 75 | 185 | / |
| Kamvetse | 75 | 183 | / |
| Kamwatso | 75 | 131 | / |
| Kamwecha | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kamwisat | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kamwitsi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kamwisad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kamwisha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khamwisai | 71 | 40 | / |
| Kambitsay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kombetsha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamwaza | 67 | 6,864 | / |
| Kamwezi | 67 | 826 | / |
| Kambeza | 67 | 541 | / |
| Kanwisa | 67 | 113 | / |
| Kamwiza | 67 | 93 | / |
| Komuesa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kamuisa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kambysa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Komwisa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Komweza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cambesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamwiso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamweze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanbesa | 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 Kamwetsa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis