Jandwa Surname
Approximately 985 people bear this surname
Jandwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 973 | 1:54,411 | 5,962 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Jandwa (16) may also be a first name.
Jandwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jandwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jandwa is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jandwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jandwa is the 366,000th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,398,524 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Jandwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Jandwa is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 16 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 973 people, or 1 in 54,411. In Tanzania Jandwa is primarily concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 50 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 13 percent live and Mara Region, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Jandwa is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yandwa | 83 | 366 | / |
| Sandwa | 83 | 25 | / |
| Jandua | 83 | 4 | / |
| Zandwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Jondwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tjandua | 77 | 48 | / |
| Sandway | 77 | 20 | / |
| Sandwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jandwer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zandwais | 71 | 10 | / |
| Zandwajs | 71 | 2 | / |
| Janduhay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jeantway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jantua | 67 | 651 | / |
| Sandua | 67 | 210 | / |
| Yandwe | 67 | 68 | / |
| Condwa | 67 | 57 | / |
| Yandva | 67 | 54 | / |
| Zondwa | 67 | 44 | / |
| Janduo | 67 | 38 | / |
| Yandua | 67 | 37 | / |
| Jondua | 67 | 26 | / |
| Santwa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Zandua | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jontwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eandua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sondwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sandva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jondwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Candva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamdua | 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 Jandwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis