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Kamwendo

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Chichewa

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Kamwendo

  1. a surname
  2. a male given name

Statistics

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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

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