Kawonde Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kawonde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawonde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2631:58,7018,896
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kawonde Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kawonde occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kawonde click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawonde? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kawonde is the 948,111th most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 26,404,152 people. The surname Kawonde occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kawonde reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 263 people, or 1 in 58,701. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Midlands Province, where 27 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 24 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 19 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Kawonde
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