Karowangoma Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Karowangoma Surname User-submission:

The surname Karowangoma or Kalawangoma means 'he or she has beaten the drums' (ka rowa ngoma), but the 'he or she' in Karowangoma is in a diminutive prefix form, hence Karowangoma, if it was in an ordinary for it would be arowangoma, then the augmentative prefix form of 'he or she has beaten the drums' would be cha rowa ngoma.

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Karowangoma Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Karowangoma Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Karowangoma or Kalawangoma means 'he or she has beaten the drums' (ka rowa ngoma), but the 'he or she' in Karowangoma is in a diminutive prefix form, hence Karowangoma, if it was in an ordinary for it would be arowangoma, then the augmentative prefix form of 'he or she has beaten the drums' would be cha rowa ngoma. However neither Charowangoma nor Arowangoma have been alternatives for the surname Kalawangoma in Zimbabwe, but Karawangoma and Karowangoma have been alternatives to the Malawian originating surname, Kalawangoma. Karowangoma is an error that may occur on birth certificates in Zimbabwe. This is because of the abscence or replacement of the letter 'l' with the letter 'r' in the Zimbabwean or Shona dialect. They may also be under the impression that the applicant has misspelt on the application form when they entered Kalawangoma instead of Karowangoma.

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Karowangoma Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Karowangoma Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Karowangoma is borne by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karowangoma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Karowangoma occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Karowangoma are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Botswana, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 128,643. Aside from Botswana this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

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