Khondwe Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Khondwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khondwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia301:528,33122,995
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Khondwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Khondwe is found most frequently in Zambia. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khondwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Khondwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Khondwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Khondwe is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 528,331. In Zambia Khondwe is primarily found in: Lusaka Province, where 80 percent reside, Eastern Province, where 17 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Zambia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khonndwe931/
Kondwe9291/
Hondwe922/
Khandwe86165/
Chondwe8674/
Khondwa862/
Khondve861/
Kahndwe861/
Khonduea8052/
Choondwe802/
Kahandwe801/
Kundwe77503/
Kandwe77159/
Hondwa7755/
Kondwa7739/
Condwe7718/
Kondve772/
Handwe771/
Kontwe771/
Khandve71637/
Khantwe71494/
Chandwe71482/
Chondwa71254/
Khandwa7149/
Kandhwe7134/
Hondwai7116/
Khandwi717/
Kahndve714/
Keundwe711/
Khundue711/
Kaandwe711/
Kondoue711/
Katendwe6723/
Kandhwey6718/
Khunduea6717/
Hontwedt6711/
Khanntwe678/
Houndoue672/
Condw672/
Khuntwee671/
Kandw671/
Chaandwe671/
Khanndve671/
Khandway671/
Handwehr670/

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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 Khondwe
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