Kandewo Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Kandewo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 127 | 1:121,561 | 16,372 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Kandewo (38) may also be a first name.
Kandewo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kandewo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kandewo has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kandewo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,441,361st most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kandewo are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 38 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 121,561. In Zimbabwe Kandewo is most common in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 36 percent live, Midlands Province, where 20 percent live and Harare Province, where 10 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent live and Iceland, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kandewoh | 93 | 13 | / |
| Kandiwo | 86 | 658 | / |
| Kandewa | 86 | 23 | / |
| Kandebo | 86 | 14 | / |
| Kandevo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kandawo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kandowo | 86 | 4 | / |
| Candewoh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kandiwoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khandewa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kandiwop | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kandeebo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kandewwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khandewad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kandeva | 71 | 219 | / |
| Kandiwa | 71 | 191 | / |
| Kandawa | 71 | 178 | / |
| Kandybo | 71 | 167 | / |
| Kondawo | 71 | 40 | / |
| Candewa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khandewwad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kondebo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kondewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kandeeva | 67 | 230 | / |
| Kandevad | 67 | 193 | / |
| Kaundjwa | 67 | 146 | / |
| Kondewad | 67 | 137 | / |
| Kandaeva | 67 | 108 | / |
| Kandieva | 67 | 58 | / |
| Kandyova | 67 | 38 | / |
| Kandevha | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kandevat | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kandeeba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaundiwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kandiboy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koundawo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaandheshwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaundawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kandesva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kandhawa | 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 Kandewo
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