Kamwimba Surname
Approximately 674 people bear this surname
Kamwimba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 301 | 1:52,658 | 4,911 |
| DR Congo | 267 | 1:276,703 | 25,802 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Kamwimba (55) may also be a first name.
Kamwimba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamwimba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kamwimba is found most frequently in Zambia. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamwimba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 491,125th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,812,383 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamwimba are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most numerous forename internationally It is held by 55 people.
This last name is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 301 people, or 1 in 52,658. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 58 percent reside, North-Western Province, where 34 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 6 percent reside. Other than Zambia Kamwimba is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 40 percent reside and Malawi, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamwemba | 88 | 183 | / |
| Kamuimba | 88 | 82 | / |
| Kamwimbi | 88 | 8 | / |
| Kamwimbe | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kuimwimba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kamvemba | 75 | 68 | / |
| Kamuemba | 75 | 62 | / |
| Kamwembo | 75 | 62 | / |
| Kamvumba | 75 | 34 | / |
| Cambimba | 75 | 10 | / |
| Kambimbo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Camuimba | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kamwembe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kamuimbe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kambimbe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Komuhimba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kamuhimbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koumbeimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kambembi | 63 | 377 | / |
| Kombemba | 63 | 10 | / |
| Cambimbe | 63 | 2 | / |
| Kamvimvi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Cambimbo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Koumbemba | 59 | 346 | / |
| Komuhimbou | 56 | 1 | / |
| Cambembe | 50 | 10 | / |
| Combemba | 50 | 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 Kamwimba
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