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 is found most frequently in Malawi. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Komwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Komwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 224,610th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,024,045 people. It occurs predominantly 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 commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 15 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,725 people, or 1 in 9,924. Aside from Malawi this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found 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
- 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