Kamwira Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Kamwira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Kenya | 59 | 1:782,710 | 31,540 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Kamwira (14) may also be a first name.
Kamwira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamwira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kamwira is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamwira? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,447,279th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamwira reside; 56 percent reside in Central Africa and 56 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 14 people.
It is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 900,970. Aside from The DR Congo this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 40 percent are found and Malawi, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khamwira | 93 | 229 | / |
| Kamwirai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kamwuira | 93 | 1 | / |
| Khamwirai | 88 | 5 | / |
| Kamwera | 86 | 2,262 | / |
| Kamwiri | 86 | 62 | / |
| Kamwire | 86 | 30 | / |
| Kamwiro | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kamuira | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kamwirot | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kamweire | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kambaira | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kamweera | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kamvirad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kambeira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kambirau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamwiroj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khamwirot | 75 | 46 | / |
| Khamweera | 75 | 8 | / |
| Khamvirat | 75 | 2 | / |
| Khamwiroj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khamvirai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khambaira | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kamvura | 71 | 238 | / |
| Kamwere | 71 | 200 | / |
| Kamwero | 71 | 108 | / |
| Kambiré | 71 | 44 | / |
| Kamweri | 71 | 18 | / |
| Cambira | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kamvera | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kambirè | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamuiro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qambira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamuera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kambhairay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kambirí | 71 | 1 | / |
| Komwera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kambhire | 67 | 70 | / |
| Kambhera | 67 | 46 | / |
| Cambeira | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kamuhire | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kasmuiri | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kambeiro | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kamberay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kambhiri | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cambiray | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kambaire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kamveera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kammbire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Camuiras | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khambhuiray | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaumbiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kambuire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamberai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamuhiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamweere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaambire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaamuiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaamwere | 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
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- 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 Kamwira
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