Kamwendo

Chichewa edit

Etymology edit

From ka- (“diminutive”) +‎ mwendo (“leg”); "walking from place to place,traveller". ^[1]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /kaˈmʷe.ⁿdo/

Proper noun edit

Kamwendo

a surname
a male given name

Statistics edit

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Kamwendo was the 25th most common surname in Malawi (41 565 persons = 0.2 percent of the population) and the c.649th most common surname in Zambia (c.2 560 persons).

References edit

^ Mwizenge Tembo: Zambian Traditional Names: The Meaning of Tumbuka, Chewa, Nsenga, Ngoni, and Tonga Names, Julubbi Enterprises Limited, 2006 →ISBN

[1] Mwizenge Tembo: Zambian Traditional Names: The Meaning of Tumbuka, Chewa, Nsenga, Ngoni, and Tonga Names, Julubbi Enterprises Limited, 2006 →ISBN

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