Chindowe Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Chindowe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 157 | 1:98,333 | 13,887 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chindowe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chindowe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chindowe occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chindowe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,369,340th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. The surname Chindowe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chindowe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chindowe is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 98,333. In Zimbabwe Chindowe is most frequent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 25 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 21 percent reside and Harare Province, where 13 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Chindowe
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