Kamwiri Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Kamwiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 49 | 1:315,066 | 31,156 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Kamwiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamwiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kamwiri is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamwiri? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,436,415th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kamwiri reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 315,066. In Zimbabwe Kamwiri is primarily found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 53 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 24 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 18 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 15 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamwirai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Khamwirai | 88 | 5 | / |
| Kamwira | 86 | 148 | / |
| Kamwire | 86 | 30 | / |
| Kamweri | 86 | 18 | / |
| Khamwira | 80 | 229 | / |
| Kasmuiri | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kambhiri | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kamweire | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kamwuira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamuhiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaumbiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaamuiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamwiroj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khamwiroj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khamvirai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khambirei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kamwera | 71 | 2,262 | / |
| Kamwere | 71 | 200 | / |
| Kamvuri | 71 | 75 | / |
| Kambiré | 71 | 44 | / |
| Cambiri | 71 | 13 | / |
| Qambiri | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kambirè | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamveri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kambirí | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamuira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kambhire | 67 | 70 | / |
| Koumbiri | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kamberri | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kamuhire | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kamveris | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kamweera | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khamberi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kambaire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaamwere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaambire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamweere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kambuire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kammbire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamberij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kambeeri | 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 Kamwiri
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