Kwaramba Surname

87,562nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kwaramba Surname User-submission:

The Kwaramba surname derives from the verb ramba, which means 'refuse', and kwa, which means 'stand in'. Therefore the surname means 'one who refused to do something'.

Kwaramba Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5,3251:2,899201
England551:1,013,05650,089
Botswana441:49,7039,263
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
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Kwaramba (409) may also be a first name.

Kwaramba Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kwaramba surname derives from the verb ramba, which means 'refuse', and kwa, which means 'stand in'. Therefore the surname means 'one who refused to do something'.

- kwaramba

The Kwaramba surname means 'an effort has failed'.

- mashandae
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Kwaramba Demographics

Average Kwaramba Salary in
United States

$23,375 USD

Per year
Rank:
1,076,830 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
8.2224E-7
Rank: 1,127,481 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
54.17%
Sample size: 3 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Kwaramba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwaramba occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kwaramba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwaramba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kwaramba is the 87,562nd most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,326,697 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kwaramba reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 426,190th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 409 people.

It is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 5,325 people, or 1 in 2,899. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 23 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 22 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 19 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Botswana, where 1 percent live.

Kwaramba Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kwaramba earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 57.84% less than the national average, earning R 100,200 per year and in United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkwaramba941/
Gwaramba8820/
Kwaremba882/
Kwarambe881/
Kuaramba881/
Gwarasimba788/
Kweremba7517/
Gwaremba7510/
Quaremba6355/
Gweremba637/
Nguarambe591/
Quarembo501/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kwaramba
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