Dondowa Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dondowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dondowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe971:159,15719,937
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Dondowa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dondowa occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dondowa? popularity and diffusion

Dondowa is the 1,817,111th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dondowa live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 159,157. In Zimbabwe Dondowa is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 75 percent are found, Harare Province, where 18 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 6 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe Dondowa is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Donowa9243/
Dondow920/
Doundouwa882/
Dondova8688/
Donzowa864/
Dandowa862/
Dhonowa861/
Dondowo861/
Donhowa861/
Dondawa861/
Dounowa861/
Doundouway821/
Dondovai8016/
Doundawa801/
Dandouwa801/
Dondouba801/
Dondobha801/
Dondov771,792/
Donova771,648/
Danowa774/
Dondof771/
Dandow770/
Dundow770/
Dhondawad756/
Dond731,902/
Dandawa71734/
Doynova71626/
Dontova71275/
Doinova71123/
Dondová7196/
Dhanowa7169/
Dundova7165/
Dandova7160/
Doundov7117/
Dondhav714/
Donnova713/
Danhowa711/
Deundow711/
Dondaba711/
Dandoba711/
Dondofe711/
Dondavo710/
Dhond672,627/
Dound67351/
Dandahwa67161/
Doond6763/
Dondt6749/
Dohynova6712/
Dandawai677/
Doind676/
Dhondaba675/
Dondabai674/
Donds673/
Donthova673/
Dandawat672/
Duond672/
Dhondava671/
Dandawas671/
Dandawad671/
Dandawha671/
Dondd671/
Dondh671/
Dondovoo671/
Dundaway670/

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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 Dondowa
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