Gondowe Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Gondowe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 60 | 1:257,304 | 27,433 |
| Zambia | 27 | 1:587,034 | 24,185 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Gondowe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gondowe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gondowe occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gondowe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,894,523rd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gondowe reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 257,304. In Zimbabwe Gondowe is primarily found in: Midlands Province, where 48 percent are found, Bulawayo Province, where 17 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 28 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Gondowe
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