Kawanda Surname

150,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,927 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kawanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,3761:11,5191,327
DR Congo1,1221:65,8467,761
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Tanzania841:630,25738,555
Zimbabwe751:205,84323,645
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Kawanda (662) may also be a first name.

Kawanda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kawanda occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawanda? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 150,644th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,489,766 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kawanda are found; 57 percent are found in Southern Africa and 57 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kawanda is also the 322,620th most commonly used forename globally, borne by 662 people.

The last name Kawanda is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,376 people, or 1 in 11,519. In Zambia it is most common in: North-Western Province, where 38 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 23 percent live and Western Province, where 16 percent live. Beside Zambia this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 38 percent live and Malawi, where 7 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Kawanda
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