Chendwa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Chendwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Chendwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chendwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chendwa is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chendwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Chendwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chendwa live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 7,924,961. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Central Province, where 50 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 50 percent live. Besides Zambia it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hendwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chondwa | 86 | 254 | / |
| Chandwa | 86 | 234 | / |
| Shendwa | 86 | 42 | / |
| Khendwa | 86 | 23 | / |
| Chentwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hendway | 86 | 0 | / |
| Chindwad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tshendwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sendwa | 77 | 1,263 | / |
| Kendwa | 77 | 361 | / |
| Centwa | 77 | 66 | / |
| Khndwa | 77 | 21 | / |
| Hendua | 77 | 19 | / |
| Hendwi | 77 | 10 | / |
| Hendwe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Cendua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hendehewa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chendweth | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ciendua | 71 | 303 | / |
| Chandua | 71 | 291 | / |
| Kaendwa | 71 | 89 | / |
| Khentwa | 71 | 48 | / |
| Chandva | 71 | 30 | / |
| Chindwe | 71 | 26 | / |
| Chintwa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ssendwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chichindwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shendua | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hentway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chandwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chenduo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chhandva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chintwad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chintwua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chintway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khndwahe | 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 Chendwa
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