Kawamba Surname
Approximately 2,925 people bear this surname
Kawamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,751 | 1:9,777 | 1,514 |
| DR Congo | 766 | 1:96,449 | 10,884 |
| Tanzania | 278 | 1:190,437 | 16,384 |
| Zambia | 96 | 1:165,103 | 11,556 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Kawamba (61) may also be a first name.
Kawamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kawamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kawamba occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kawamba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 150,722nd most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,491,469 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kawamba are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 61 people.
The last name is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,751 people, or 1 in 9,777. Outside of Malawi this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 26 percent live and Tanzania, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kahwamba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kachwamba | 88 | 452 | / |
| Kashwamba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kawambe | 86 | 3,768 | / |
| Kawemba | 86 | 1,371 | / |
| Kavamba | 86 | 277 | / |
| Kawomba | 86 | 252 | / |
| Kawambo | 86 | 72 | / |
| Kawanba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kewamba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kawambi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kahwemba | 80 | 65 | / |
| Kahwambo | 80 | 43 | / |
| Kasuamba | 80 | 27 | / |
| Kahwambe | 80 | 14 | / |
| Kawambou | 80 | 10 | / |
| Khabamba | 80 | 6 | / |
| Khavamba | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kabhamba | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kaawambe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kaibamba | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kaweemba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kabaamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kawemmba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kavambah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaswambi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kawhemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kawaambe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kawamber | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kabammba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaavemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kabahamba | 75 | 81 | / |
| Kaahwambe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kavemba | 71 | 1,039 | / |
| Kawombe | 71 | 434 | / |
| Cabamba | 71 | 112 | / |
| Kawombo | 71 | 101 | / |
| Kavambo | 71 | 48 | / |
| Kobamba | 71 | 22 | / |
| Kewambo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kawembo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kavambi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kavambe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kowambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawenba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawombi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kabaheimba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasuambi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Khabambe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kaswombe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kawombou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kawoombe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khawanbi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Koubamba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kaweembo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kawombey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khabomba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouwanba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kohwaisimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovambai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kabhambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keibamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kawembou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kawanbou | 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 Kawamba
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