Bandawa Surname

755,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Bandawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bandawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2711:56,9688,635
Nigeria671:2,643,92285,652
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
England91:6,190,895170,599
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Bandawa (66) may also be a first name.

Bandawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bandawa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bandawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 755,622nd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 19,228,353 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Bandawa are found; 72 percent are found in Southern Africa and 72 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 66 people.

Bandawa is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 271 people, or 1 in 56,968. In Zimbabwe Bandawa is primarily found in: Midlands Province, where 87 percent live, Harare Province, where 5 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 4 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 18 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.

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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 Bandawa
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