Chamwanda Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Chamwanda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chamwanda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamwanda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chamwanda is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chamwanda click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamwanda? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chamwanda is the 3,798,600th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chamwanda live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 643,260. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 38 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 29 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 25 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 4 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamwande | 89 | 27 | / |
| Chambanda | 89 | 12 | / |
| Chamvanda | 89 | 9 | / |
| Chemwanda | 89 | 6 | / |
| Hamwaanda | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ciamwanda | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shamwanda | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tshamwanda | 84 | 1 | / |
| Samwanda | 82 | 344 | / |
| Hamwandi | 82 | 97 | / |
| Camuanda | 82 | 9 | / |
| Hamwande | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hambanda | 82 | 1 | / |
| Khamwandi | 78 | 497 | / |
| Siamwanda | 78 | 33 | / |
| Chambande | 78 | 29 | / |
| Chomwandi | 78 | 4 | / |
| Shambanda | 78 | 4 | / |
| Shamuanda | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chanvanda | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hamuhanda | 78 | 1 | / |
| Khamuanda | 78 | 1 | / |
| Khamwandee | 74 | 113 | / |
| Tchambonda | 74 | 12 | / |
| Chomwandee | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chamvandee | 74 | 1 | / |
| Tshambanda | 74 | 1 | / |
| Khamuhanda | 74 | 1 | / |
| Samuanda | 71 | 1,916 | / |
| Sambanda | 71 | 71 | / |
| Jambanda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamwande | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hambande | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamwandi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Homwandi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zambanda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hambandi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shambando | 67 | 24 | / |
| Dzambanda | 67 | 21 | / |
| Sambandha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ciambonda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siamwando | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chamwanda
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