Chindevu Surname
Approximately 458 people bear this surname
Chindevu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 444 | 1:38,557 | 5,632 |
| Zambia | 10 | 1:1,584,992 | 31,679 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chindevu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chindevu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chindevu is found most in Malawi. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chindevu.
How Common Is The Last Name Chindevu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 657,184th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 15,911,672 people. Chindevu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chindevu are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is borne by 444 people, or 1 in 38,557. Not including Malawi this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 2 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chitendevu | 89 | 6 | / |
| Kindevu | 80 | 27 | / |
| Hindebu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchindebeu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chitendewu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Dzindevu | 75 | 9 | / |
| Khendevu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chindawu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tshendevu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshindebu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kendevu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zendevu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sendevu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sindebu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kindewou | 63 | 2 | / |
| Gqendevu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gindewou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ssendevu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tshindibu | 59 | 296 | / |
| Sindibu | 53 | 111 | / |
| Sendewu | 53 | 6 | / |
| Jindibu | 53 | 6 | / |
| Kendewu | 53 | 4 | / |
| Kindibou | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Chindevu
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