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 or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jandwa? popularity and diffusion
Jandwa is the 366,000th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,398,524 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Jandwa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 16 people.
The last name Jandwa is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 973 people, or 1 in 54,411. In Tanzania Jandwa is most frequent in: Mwanza Region, where 50 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 13 percent reside and Mara Region, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Jandwa occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
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