Kweyamba Surname
Approximately 3,327 people bear this surname
Kweyamba Surname User-submission:
The Kweyamba surname means 'let me help myself'.
Kweyamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,841 | 1:21,205 | 3,109 |
| Tanzania | 1,477 | 1:35,844 | 4,187 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Kweyamba (134) may also be a first name.
Kweyamba Surname Meaning
Kweyamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kweyamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kweyamba is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kweyamba.
How Common Is The Last Name Kweyamba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 135,176th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,190,426 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kweyamba are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 800,975th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 134 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,841 people, or 1 in 21,205. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Mbarara District, where 10 percent are found, Ntungamo District, where 9 percent are found and Isingiro District, where 9 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 44 percent are found and Botswana, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwayamba | 88 | 50 | / |
| Kweyemba | 88 | 23 | / |
| Kwiyamba | 88 | 18 | / |
| Kweyanba | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kweyimba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kweyambe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kweyambi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kwaumba | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kweambi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kwaemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwayumba | 75 | 162 | / |
| Kuiyamba | 75 | 109 | / |
| Kwahumba | 75 | 6 | / |
| Gbeyamba | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gweyimba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwayimba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gweyambi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kuayamba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngweambea | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nkwayimba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khwayimba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gweimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeamba | 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
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- 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 Kweyamba
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