Kamwendo izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe neMalawi. Vanhu vane zita iri: Evaristo Kamwendo; Miranda Kamwendo; Phillip Kamwendo; Milton Kamwendo. Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mimwe mitauro yeChiBantu, asi zvinoreva zita zvigona kusiyana zvachose nemazwi ari pasi aya. Chinangwa ndechekutsvaga zvinoreva mazita, zvikurusei kana mazita aya asisiri kutaurwa mumutauro wemazuva ano. Vatauri veChewa vanoti mwendo (a leg). Baila vanoti mwendo (a person who goes about trading) vachireva munhu anofamba achitengesa. Tumbuka neChewa vanoti kamwendo (small foot, traveller; born when parents were on a journey).