Gandiwa Surname
Approximately 2,762 people bear this surname
Gandiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2,614 | 1:5,906 | 623 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gandiwa (211) may also be a first name.
Gandiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gandiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gandiwa is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gandiwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gandiwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 158,213th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,638,503 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gandiwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 622,565th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 211 people.
It is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 2,614 people, or 1 in 5,906. In Zimbabwe Gandiwa is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 20 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 18 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 18 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe Gandiwa occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 4 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gondiwa | 86 | 40 | / |
| Gandewa | 86 | 28 | / |
| Gandiwe | 86 | 22 | / |
| Gandiba | 86 | 11 | / |
| Gandiva | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ganduwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gandhiva | 80 | 104 | / |
| Gandewad | 80 | 29 | / |
| Gandivad | 80 | 17 | / |
| Gandieva | 80 | 15 | / |
| Gandiova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gandewai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngandiwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gandibai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gandhiba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gandhewad | 75 | 22 | / |
| Gaindibai | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gandhivas | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gandeeway | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghandewad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gandhivad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gandhivay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gandhivai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gandhivah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gandhibai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gandeva | 71 | 127 | / |
| Gondewa | 71 | 34 | / |
| Ganduva | 71 | 29 | / |
| Gandewo | 71 | 19 | / |
| Gandjui | 71 | 15 | / |
| Gondiwe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gandevi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gonduwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gondiva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gandivo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gandibo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gandjua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gondiba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gandeba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghandhibai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaynetdiva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gandyba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gandivi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngandjui | 67 | 794 | / |
| Gandevad | 67 | 88 | / |
| Gandivet | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gandiová | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gandebai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gandhivi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gonduwai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gandhibo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gandebaï | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gandeeva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gandaibe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gandhive | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gandhibi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngandjwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngondjwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gondivai | 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
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- 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 Gandiwa
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