Kawimbe Surname
Approximately 1,902 people bear this surname
Kawimbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,229 | 1:12,897 | 1,469 |
| Tanzania | 576 | 1:91,913 | 9,201 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Kawimbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kawimbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kawimbe is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kawimbe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 215,889th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,831,517 people. The last name Kawimbe is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kawimbe live; 66 percent live in Southern Africa and 66 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,229 people, or 1 in 12,897. In Zambia it is most common in: Lusaka Province, where 30 percent are found, Northern Province, where 27 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 20 percent are found. Besides Zambia Kawimbe exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 30 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawembe | 86 | 402 | / |
| Kawimba | 86 | 232 | / |
| Kawimbi | 86 | 142 | / |
| Kavimbe | 86 | 16 | / |
| Kawumbe | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kaswimbi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kahwembe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khawumbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kawmba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kewmbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kawemba | 71 | 1,371 | / |
| Kavimba | 71 | 511 | / |
| Kavembe | 71 | 256 | / |
| Kavimbi | 71 | 33 | / |
| Kawumbi | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kavumbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cavimbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kahwemba | 67 | 65 | / |
| Kavhimba | 67 | 24 | / |
| Khabimbi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kabeembe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kewembeh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khabembe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kaweemba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kajuimba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kabhimbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kawhemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kawemmba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kavhembe | 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 Kawimbe
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