Kandwe Surname
Approximately 159 people bear this surname
Kandwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Zimbabwe | 42 | 1:367,577 | 34,250 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kandwe (49) may also be a first name.
Kandwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kandwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kandwe (Marathi: खांडवे) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kandwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Kandwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,380,086th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. The surname Kandwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kandwe reside; 56 percent reside in Central Africa and 56 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 49 people.
This surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 830,108. Excluding The DR Congo this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 26 percent live and Mozambique, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khandwe | 92 | 165 | / |
| Kandhwe | 92 | 34 | / |
| Kaandwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kaindwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kahndwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kandw | 91 | 1 | / |
| Katendwe | 86 | 23 | / |
| Kandhwey | 86 | 18 | / |
| Kahandwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kondwe | 83 | 91 | / |
| Candwe | 83 | 27 | / |
| Kandwa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Kantwe | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kandwi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Qandwe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kandue | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kandve | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kassendwe | 80 | 29 | / |
| Khandve | 77 | 637 | / |
| Khantwe | 77 | 494 | / |
| Kandhve | 77 | 67 | / |
| Khandwa | 77 | 49 | / |
| Khondwe | 77 | 32 | / |
| Kaundwa | 77 | 22 | / |
| Kandver | 77 | 8 | / |
| Khandwi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kandway | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kahndve | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kaindwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kantwer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kandvey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keundwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kandbeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kandwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kandhwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kandhway | 71 | 190 | / |
| Khanntwe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kandhbey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khandway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khanndve | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khonndwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kandhvey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kandhwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kandouet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kantue | 67 | 102 | / |
| Kondwa | 67 | 39 | / |
| Kandui | 67 | 36 | / |
| Condwe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kantwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kamtwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kondve | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kontwe | 67 | 1 | / |
Kandwe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kandwe in the Marathi language | ||
| खांडवे | khandave | 75 |
| कांदावे | kandave | 25 |
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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
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- 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 Kandwe
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