Kamwetu Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Kamwetu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Kamwetu (64) may also be a first name.
Kamwetu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamwetu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kamwetu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamwetu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kamwetu is the 4,206,983rd most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. Kamwetu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kamwetu are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kamwetu is also the 1,223,525th most frequently used given name in the world It is held by 64 people.
It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya Kamwetu is most frequent in: Kitui County, where 82 percent reside, Kisii County, where 9 percent reside and Makueni County, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 41 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Kamwetu
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