Chondwa Surname
Approximately 254 people bear this surname
Chondwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 198 | 1:373,129 | 32,235 |
| Zambia | 55 | 1:288,180 | 16,490 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chondwa (28) may also be a first name.
Chondwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chondwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chondwa is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chondwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,003,904th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 28,691,126 people. Chondwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chondwa live; 78 percent live in Central Africa and 78 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Chondwa is also the 1,994,417th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 28 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 198 people, or 1 in 373,129. Other than The DR Congo it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 22 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tchondwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Condwa | 92 | 57 | / |
| Hondwa | 92 | 55 | / |
| Chandwa | 86 | 234 | / |
| Chundwa | 86 | 155 | / |
| Chondwe | 86 | 74 | / |
| Hondwai | 86 | 16 | / |
| Chendwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Khondwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Condway | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shondwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chaundwa | 80 | 349 | / |
| Tshondwa | 80 | 137 | / |
| Chandwad | 80 | 24 | / |
| Chonduat | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chundwat | 80 | 4 | / |
| Choondwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Condua | 77 | 114 | / |
| Zondwa | 77 | 44 | / |
| Handwa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Hondua | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hundwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sondwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hondwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Contwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jondwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Xondwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chatendwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chandwath | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chandwe | 71 | 482 | / |
| Chandua | 71 | 291 | / |
| Contway | 71 | 96 | / |
| Khandwa | 71 | 49 | / |
| Khondwe | 71 | 32 | / |
| Chandva | 71 | 30 | / |
| Shontwa | 71 | 30 | / |
| Tsondwa | 71 | 25 | / |
| Khondua | 71 | 8 | / |
| Condvay | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chundwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Handway | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chandwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chondby | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchatendwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shandwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sondwad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haandwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chundua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chentwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Countway | 67 | 119 | / |
| Chuundwe | 67 | 56 | / |
| Khonduea | 67 | 52 | / |
| Shonhtwa | 67 | 48 | / |
| Schandua | 67 | 42 | / |
| Chantwas | 67 | 16 | / |
| Khoondua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chandvad | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chhandva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tshandwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chandbai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khandwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khonndwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaandwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheundwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shonthwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chandvat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khandway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shandwaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khonduae | 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
- 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 Chondwa
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