Kawambo Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kawambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda481:813,31838,363
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Namibia51:481,88011,140

Kawambo Last Name Facts

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

Kawambo occurs most in Uganda. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawambo? popularity and diffusion

Kawambo is the 2,237,939th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Kawambo live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 65 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Kawambo is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 813,318. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Bugiri District, where 35 percent reside, Namutumba District, where 21 percent reside and Kyankwanzi District, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kahwambo9343/
Kawambou9310/
Kawamba862,925/
Kawombo86101/
Kavambo8648/
Kewambo865/
Kawembo865/
Kowambo861/
Kawombou807/
Kaweembo801/
Kawanbou801/
Kawembou801/
Kabhambo801/
Kahwamba801/
Kachwamba75452/
Kashwamba751/
Kouwambou751/
Kawemba711,371/
Kavamba71277/
Kawomba71252/
Kavombo7114/
Kavanbo713/
Kewamba711/
Kawanba711/
Cavambo711/
Kahwemba6765/
Kasuamba6727/
Khabamba676/
Khavamba676/
Cowambot676/
Kabhamba675/
Kaibamba673/
Kaweemba672/
Kaibombo672/
Kaboombo672/
Kawhemba671/
Kavambah671/
Kabhombo671/
Kabammba671/
Kawemmba671/
Kaavemba671/
Kawonbou671/
Kabaamba671/

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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 Kawambo
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