Kamweya Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Kamweya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kamweya Demographics
Kamweya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kamweya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamweya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kamweya is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamweya? popularity and diffusion
Kamweya is the 3,730,171st most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Kamweya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamweya live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nyamira County, where 82 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 9 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 9 percent are found. Besides Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 29 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.
Kamweya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamwea | 92 | 33 | / |
| Kamwey | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kamwaya | 86 | 3,385 | / |
| Kamwiya | 86 | 50 | / |
| Kamweyi | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kamweha | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kamweyo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kamweja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kamueya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khamweha | 80 | 124 | / |
| Kaumwaya | 80 | 17 | / |
| Kamwaaya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kamwooya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamwai | 77 | 81 | / |
| Kamwej | 77 | 69 | / |
| Kamwaj | 77 | 55 | / |
| Kamwau | 77 | 34 | / |
| Kamwei | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kamuea | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kamwie | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kamweu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kamway | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kamwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kamwiyo | 71 | 977 | / |
| Khamwai | 71 | 295 | / |
| Kamweji | 71 | 278 | / |
| Kamwaji | 71 | 195 | / |
| Kamuaya | 71 | 130 | / |
| Kamwayi | 71 | 102 | / |
| Khamuea | 71 | 67 | / |
| Kamwaye | 71 | 38 | / |
| Hkambey | 71 | 33 | / |
| Kamwoyo | 71 | 28 | / |
| Kamueyi | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kambeyi | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kambeyu | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kamwaha | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kamviya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kambeye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kamwija | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khamwee | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kamwoue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khamwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamwahu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cambeya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamwajo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khamway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamuiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamwije | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koumwey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kahambea | 67 | 43 | / |
| Khambeja | 67 | 10 | / |
| Khambuya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Khamwaha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kamwaiyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kammboya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kambeeja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khambhey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kambuuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kambejah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamuhaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khamwhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khamwhay | 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 Kamweya
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