Chindele Surname

340,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,079 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chindele Surname Definition:

Chindele is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: white person.

Chindele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,0361:15,2991,734
Angola361:749,7002,649
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chindele (851) may also be a first name.

Chindele Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chindele is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: white person.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chindele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chindele (Marathi: चंदेले) is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chindele? popularity and diffusion

Chindele is the 340,606th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,753,981 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chindele are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 279,423rd most widespread first name worldwide, held by 851 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,036 people, or 1 in 15,299. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Western Province, where 67 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 13 percent live and Central Province, where 12 percent live. Other than Zambia it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 3 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schindele942,574/
Tchindele949/
Chindeler941/
Chindle935/
Hindele933/
Cindele931/
Chitendele8972/
Chindole88356/
Chindale88225/
Shindele88119/
Hindeleh8841/
Chendele8811/
Chindela887/
Chindhle886/
Chindile881/
Tchindle881/
Chindeli881/
Hindle8610,569/
Cindle8662/
Schindelhei842/
Tshindele82267/
Schindela8258/
Chindhale8210/
Schindéle825/
Chindalea822/
Chindhole821/
Chindiela821/
Schyndele821/
Shcindele821/
Schindelé821/
Chindelis821/
Hindesley820/
Gindele801,217/
Kindele80802/
Shindle80686/
Hendele80238/
Sindele80191/
Heindle8037/
Hindhel8012/
Zindele8010/
Haindle809/
Hindela808/
Scindle805/
Cindela802/
Chendle801/
Hindeli801/
Schindeleová801/
Cindhel801/
Hindely800/
Schendeler7812/
Chisindile781/
Chendela751,110/
Händeler75276/
Hendeles75189/
Schendle7543/
Cendeler7522/
Chendale7519/
Hindelid755/
Chindali754/
Ciendela754/
Shindile753/
Sindelei753/
Sindeler752/
Hindileh752/
Hendeley752/
Chendole752/
Chindila752/
Cindylee752/
Quindele752/
Chundale751/
Sindeley751/
Hindaile751/
Kindeler751/
Sindeles751/
Cendeles751/
Khindile751/
Shendele751/
Cindelai751/
Cindelia751/
Hindesly750/
Hendelle750/
Sindle71478/
Hendle71408/
Händle71156/
Quindeler71101/
Cheendela7154/
Hyndle7130/
Shindaile7123/
Tshendele7122/
Hindaileh7120/
Kindeleit7118/
Chindalli719/
Chindalai712/
Kndele711/
Chindaliy711/
Cindy'lee711/
Sindesley711/
Hendeleha711/
Hyndeleha711/
Sindile67470/
Kindela67449/
Hendeli67141/
Hendile6793/
Sindela6788/
Kendele6776/
Sendele6774/
Sindely6768/
Gindeli6742/
Sindeli6738/
Hendela6730/
Kindile6728/
Qundele6728/
Jendele6726/
Sindhel6725/
Gendele6721/
Khendle6715/
Cendeli679/
Kindeli678/
Shendle674/
Chindilaya673/
Hendely673/
Quindelher673/
Tsindle672/
Kindely672/
Zindile672/
Qindela672/
Hindail671/
Shindailee671/
Zindeli671/
Hindili671/
Jindile671/
Kindlej671/
Zendele671/
Gindile671/
Hendhel671/

Chindele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chindele in the Marathi language
चंदेलेcandele-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Chindele
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis