Kasambwe Surname
Approximately 2,235 people bear this surname
Kasambwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,412 | 1:12,124 | 1,884 |
| DR Congo | 431 | 1:171,414 | 17,546 |
| Zambia | 358 | 1:44,274 | 4,291 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kasambwe (40) may also be a first name.
Kasambwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kasambwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kasambwe is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kasambwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kasambwe is the 189,068th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,260,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kasambwe are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kasambwe is also the 1,614,485th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 40 people.
It is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 1,412 people, or 1 in 12,124. Apart from Malawi Kasambwe is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and Zambia, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kassambwe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Katshambwe | 89 | 4 | / |
| Kasahambwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kazambwe | 88 | 315 | / |
| Kasembwe | 88 | 212 | / |
| Kasambue | 88 | 192 | / |
| Kasombwe | 88 | 155 | / |
| Kasambwa | 88 | 102 | / |
| Kasanbwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kesambwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kashambwa | 82 | 36 | / |
| Kashembwe | 82 | 4 | / |
| Cassambwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kassembwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kadjambwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kachambwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kasombw | 80 | 164 | / |
| Kasembue | 75 | 89 | / |
| Kazambwa | 75 | 69 | / |
| Kasombwa | 75 | 35 | / |
| Kazembwe | 75 | 23 | / |
| Kasampwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kasompwe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kesampwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kazombwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kashombwa | 71 | 34 | / |
| Cassambue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kazhembwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kazembue | 63 | 4 | / |
| Kazombwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Khozombwe | 59 | 133 | / |
| Kazombway | 59 | 1 | / |
| Caxambui | 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 Kasambwe
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