Kandwe Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kandwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kandwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Zimbabwe421:367,57734,250
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
India51:153,413,076951,030
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khandwe92165/
Kandhwe9234/
Kaandwe921/
Kaindwe921/
Kahndwe921/
Kandw911/
Katendwe8623/
Kandhwey8618/
Kahandwe861/
Kondwe8391/
Candwe8327/
Kandwa8310/
Kantwe837/
Kandwi836/
Qandwe834/
Kandue834/
Kandve831/
Kassendwe8029/
Khandve77637/
Khantwe77494/
Kandhve7767/
Khandwa7749/
Khondwe7732/
Kaundwa7722/
Kandver778/
Khandwi777/
Kandway775/
Kahndve774/
Kaindwa772/
Kantwer771/
Kandvey771/
Keundwe771/
Kandbeh771/
Kandwai771/
Kandhwa771/
Kandhway71190/
Khanntwe718/
Kandhbey711/
Khandway711/
Khanndve711/
Khonndwe711/
Kandhvey711/
Kandhwai711/
Kandouet711/
Kantue67102/
Kondwa6739/
Kandui6736/
Condwe6718/
Kantwa679/
Kamtwe673/
Kondve672/
Kontwe671/

Kandwe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kandwe in the Marathi language
खांडवेkhandave75
कांदावेkandave25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kandwe
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