Chaundwa Surname
Approximately 349 people bear this surname
Chaundwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
Chaundwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chaundwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chaundwa is most common in Malawi. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chaundwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 802,733rd most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,881,220 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chaundwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Chaundwa is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is borne by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Without taking into account Malawi this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandwa | 93 | 234 | / |
| Chundwa | 93 | 155 | / |
| Chandwad | 88 | 24 | / |
| Chundwat | 88 | 4 | / |
| Handwa | 86 | 10 | / |
| Hundwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Chiyandwa | 82 | 5 | / |
| Chatendwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chandwath | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chandwe | 80 | 482 | / |
| Chandua | 80 | 291 | / |
| Chondwa | 80 | 254 | / |
| Khandwa | 80 | 49 | / |
| Chandva | 80 | 30 | / |
| Chundwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Handway | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shandwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Haandwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chundua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chandwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchatendwa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chuundwe | 75 | 56 | / |
| Schandua | 75 | 42 | / |
| Tshundwa | 75 | 21 | / |
| Chantwas | 75 | 16 | / |
| Chandvad | 75 | 6 | / |
| Chhandva | 75 | 5 | / |
| Tshandwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chandbai | 75 | 3 | / |
| Khandwah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khandway | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chandvat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaandwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sheundwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shandwaz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sundwa | 71 | 335 | / |
| Handva | 71 | 67 | / |
| Condwa | 71 | 57 | / |
| Hondwa | 71 | 55 | / |
| Candua | 71 | 32 | / |
| Sandwa | 71 | 25 | / |
| Handwi | 71 | 18 | / |
| Khandwahe | 71 | 14 | / |
| Chandbhai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zandwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hamdwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chandweth | 71 | 3 | / |
| Handwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Candva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cundua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dchandbai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hundwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chandvath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chandbi | 67 | 346 | / |
| Siandwa | 67 | 217 | / |
| Khandwe | 67 | 165 | / |
| Khandua | 67 | 142 | / |
| Cantway | 67 | 134 | / |
| Chondwe | 67 | 74 | / |
| Tsundwa | 67 | 45 | / |
| Sandway | 67 | 20 | / |
| Hondwai | 67 | 16 | / |
| Chandve | 67 | 11 | / |
| Khandwi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ciandua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chandue | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shandua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chanduo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Condway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chandvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chunduo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chandbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuntua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzundwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ciundua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shondwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sandwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Handbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canduay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chundue | 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
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- 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 Chaundwa
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