Kawunde Surname

649,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kawunde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawunde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4581:85,2398,982
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kawunde Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kawunde occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawunde? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kawunde is the 649,026th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 15,638,511 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kawunde are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Kawunde is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 458 people, or 1 in 85,239. In Uganda Kawunde is primarily found in: Wakiso District, where 27 percent reside, Kampala District, where 17 percent reside and Rakai District, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Uganda Kawunde occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khawunde931/
Kawuunde931/
Kawundde931/
Kawunda86651/
Kawonde86276/
Kawundj8634/
Kavunde8627/
Kawundi8611/
Keawwundee821/
Cawunder8010/
Kawundha808/
Kawuunda807/
Kavunder805/
Khawunda803/
Kaawunda801/
Kavundje801/
Keawumdee7519/
Kavunda71820/
Kavundi71428/
Kawonda7163/
Kawondi7134/
Kavonde7111/
Kavinde7111/
Kowunda711/
Cabunde711/
Keawaumdee711/
Kabundy710/
Kabuindi6734/
Khavonde673/
Kaabundi671/
Kaboundj671/
Khabundi671/
Kouwonde671/
Kavhundi671/
Keavonde670/
Kavindi571,512/
Cavundi5713/
Cavonde574/
Cabundi574/
Cavunda572/
Cavinde571/
Kobundi571/
Cabundoy533/
Cavundhi531/
Cabunday531/

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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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  • 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 Kawunde
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