Chandwe Surname

633,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chandwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chandwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia4171:38,0093,800
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chandwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chandwe (Marathi: चांदवे) is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chandwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Chandwe? popularity and diffusion

Chandwe is the 633,196th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 15,119,390 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chandwe are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 417 people, or 1 in 38,009. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Copperbelt Province, where 35 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 26 percent are found and Luapula Province, where 23 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaandwe931/
Candwe9227/
Chandw922/
Handwe921/
Chandweth883/
Chandwa86234/
Khandwe86165/
Chondwe8674/
Chandve8611/
Chandue866/
Chandbe861/
Shandwe861/
Chandhw861/
Chaundwa80349/
Chandbee8077/
Tshandwe802/
Choondwe802/
Chandhve801/
Chandhbe801/
Chantwee801/
Tchondwe801/
Handwehr800/
Sandwe771,784/
Handbe7721/
Condwe7718/
Handwi7718/
Handwa7710/
Hondwe772/
Handve772/
Tchanduie751/
Khandve71637/
Khantwe71494/
Chandbi71346/
Chondwa71254/
Shondwe7140/
Khondwe7132/
Chandva7130/
Handbey717/
Khandwi717/
Chantue715/
Handway712/
Sandwer711/
Shandwa711/
Haandwa711/
Chandvi711/
Ceundwe711/
Chandbhi6723/
Tshondwe6721/
Khanntwe678/
Chhandva675/
Sandhwee675/
Tshandwa674/
Sandwehr674/
Chandhbi673/
Chandbai673/
Sandweis673/
Khonndwe671/
Tchantue671/
Handwich671/
Chhandbi671/
Chaandbi671/
Chandvit671/
Chandvij671/
Khanndve671/
Khandway671/
Sandwher670/

Chandwe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chandwe in the Marathi language
चांदवेcandave-

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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 Chandwe
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