Bandawu Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Bandawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bandawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Bandawu Last Name Facts

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

Bandawu occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bandawu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,116,508th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Bandawu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Bandawu reside; 70 percent reside in Southern Africa and 70 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Bandawu is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 1,403,476. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 82 percent are found, Harare Province, where 9 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 9 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 22 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found.

Bandawu Last Name Statistics demography

Bandawu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 92.8% less than the national average, earning R 17,100 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bandawau931/
Bandavu868/
Bandabou8015/
Bandhavu805/
Wandahawu7511/
Bandevu714/
Bandobu711/
Bondabu711/
Wandabu711/
Bondabou67158/
Wandabou671/
Boundabou631/
Boundaabou591/
Wandovu573/
Bondovu571/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Bandawu
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