Komwa Surname
Approximately 1,811 people bear this surname
Komwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,725 | 1:9,924 | 1,537 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 1:482,445 | 40,356 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Komwa (15) may also be a first name.
Komwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Komwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Komwa occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Komwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 224,610th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,024,045 people. The last name Komwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Komwa reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Komwa is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 15 people.
It is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 1,725 people, or 1 in 9,924. Not including Malawi it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kommwa | 91 | 131 | / |
| Komwat | 91 | 72 | / |
| Komwad | 91 | 28 | / |
| Komway | 91 | 5 | / |
| Koomwa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Komwai | 91 | 2 | / |
| Koumwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kamwa | 80 | 4,175 | / |
| Kemwa | 80 | 240 | / |
| Komwe | 80 | 25 | / |
| Komwo | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kumwa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Komua | 80 | 7 | / |
| Komwi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Komva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamwai | 73 | 81 | / |
| Khumwa | 73 | 81 | / |
| Kamwaj | 73 | 55 | / |
| Kamwaz | 73 | 48 | / |
| Comway | 73 | 41 | / |
| Kombau | 73 | 38 | / |
| Kamwau | 73 | 34 | / |
| Kamwea | 73 | 33 | / |
| Khamwa | 73 | 31 | / |
| Kumwat | 73 | 21 | / |
| Koumwo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Koomba | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kumwai | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kamwah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kaumwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kamway | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kommua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kamwas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kamwad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Komwet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koumwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koumua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koymba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaamwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kasmwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kemway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koumwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kohmba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kamwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koemwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Komuap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khamwai | 67 | 295 | / |
| Koimbai | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kombaha | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kamwaha | 67 | 10 | / |
| Koumbah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Koombaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khamwua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khomwot | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kamwass | 67 | 4 | / |
| Koumbai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koemwee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Katmwad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kamweha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Komhuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khumwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamwahu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khumwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kumwath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quomwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kumwait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khombai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khamwas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khamway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kumwhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Comwhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koumwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khammwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koumwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kombeau | 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 Komwa
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