Kwizombe Surname

397,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 885 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kwizombe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwizombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi8631:19,8373,086
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kwizombe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwizombe has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwizombe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 397,886th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 8,234,515 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwizombe reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Kwizombe is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 863 people, or 1 in 19,837. Outside of Malawi Kwizombe is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 2 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwisombe881/
Kwezembe7550/
Kwisomba758/
Quizembe635,130/
Quizomba631,579/
Kuisomba63109/
Kwesembe632/
Gwicambe631/
Gwisambe631/
Gouezombe591/
Guitzombi591/
Ngwishambe561/
Kuicamba501/
Kuisamba501/
Gbezambe501/
Quizumba501/
Quizamba501/
Quicomba501/

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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
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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 Kwizombe
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