Kawambe Surname
Approximately 3,768 people bear this surname
Kawambe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3,742 | 1:10,433 | 1,775 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kawambe (33) may also be a first name.
Kawambe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kawambe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kawambe occurs most in Uganda. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kawambe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kawambe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 121,530th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,934,062 people. The surname Kawambe is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kawambe are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 33 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 3,742 people, or 1 in 10,433. In Uganda Kawambe is most prevalent in: Nebbi District, where 35 percent reside, Zombo District, where 27 percent reside and Kiryandongo District, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda Kawambe occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kahwambe | 93 | 14 | / |
| Kaawambe | 93 | 3 | / |
| Kawamber | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kawaambe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kaahwambe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kawamba | 86 | 2,925 | / |
| Kawombe | 86 | 434 | / |
| Kawembe | 86 | 402 | / |
| Kavambe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kawambi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khabambe | 80 | 20 | / |
| Kaswombe | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kawoombe | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kahwamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kahwembe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kawombey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaswambi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khavhambe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kavamba | 71 | 277 | / |
| Kavembe | 71 | 256 | / |
| Kawomba | 71 | 252 | / |
| Kabanbe | 71 | 22 | / |
| Kavambi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Cabambe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawombi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawonbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawanba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kovambe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasuambi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Khavamba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khawanbi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kewembeh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kavhembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaibombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koubambe | 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 Kawambe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis