Kwanama Surname
Approximately 308 people bear this surname
Kwanama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 295 | 1:179,463 | 15,628 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Kwanama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwanama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwanama has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwanama? popularity and diffusion
Kwanama is the 876,631st most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. The last name Kwanama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kwanama are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 295 people, or 1 in 179,463. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 91 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent live and Kagera Region, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Kwanama is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 3 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwasnama | 93 | 5 | / |
| Kwenama | 86 | 70 | / |
| Gwanama | 86 | 13 | / |
| Kuanama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwanema | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwanami | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwangoma | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kuhanama | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ngwainama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kuhangama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwanema | 71 | 82 | / |
| Guanama | 71 | 13 | / |
| Gbanama | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kuanamo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kwenamo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Quanama | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gwanami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwanhema | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kwenhamo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kuanamgi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gbanamah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuangame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guainama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwangomo | 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 Kwanama
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