Jindwa Surname

424,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Jindwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jindwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8141:56,7325,631
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jindwa (135) may also be a first name.

Jindwa Last Name Facts

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

Jindwa occurs most in Kenya. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Jindwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Jindwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 424,566th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 8,941,774 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jindwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 797,647th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 135 people.

The last name Jindwa is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 814 people, or 1 in 56,732. In Kenya Jindwa is mostly concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 63 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 20 percent reside and Kwale County, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Jindwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Jindwa last name is chiefly Christian (85%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jindwat921/
Indwa9144/
Jndwa912/
Sindwa83384/
Jindua835/
Zindwa832/
Jindva831/
Indwas831/
Sindway7747/
Sindhwa774/
Sindwaj773/
Dzindwa771/
Endwa73582/
Indwe7360/
Indua7355/
Indva733/
Jndwi731/
Indwi731/
Indba731/
Intwa731/
Sendwa671,263/
Sintwa67315/
Sindua67233/
Hindua6792/
Indwer6719/
Jindui6711/
Jinduo678/
Sindva677/
Gindua676/
Hindwi674/
Hundwa674/
Endwai673/
Yindua673/
Jindvi672/
Jhndwi671/
Hendwa671/
Zindua671/
Gendwa671/
Sndwea671/
Intwaz671/
Gintwa671/
Sndwah671/
Endwah671/

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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 Jindwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis