Kondowe Surname

16,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,747 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kondowe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kondowe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi29,3561:58341
Zambia2,0721:7,650913
Zimbabwe1,1861:13,0171,767
Tanzania6921:76,5057,928
South Africa2811:192,80320,875
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Botswana391:56,07510,323
England351:1,591,94567,242
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

The alternate forms: Kondowé (1) are calculated separately.

Kondowe (29) may also be a first name.

Kondowe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kondowe occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Kondowé. Click here for further potential spellings of Kondowe.

How Common Is The Last Name Kondowe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kondowe is the 16,458th most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 215,946 people. Kondowe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kondowe reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kondowe is also the 1,951,561st most widespread first name in the world, borne by 29 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 29,356 people, or 1 in 583. Other than Malawi this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 6 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.

Kondowe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kondowe earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 67.32% more than the national average, earning R 397,620 per year and in United States they earn 87.21% more than the national average, earning $80,781 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kondowé951/
Khondowe938,657/
Kondohwe9325/
Kondowie9314/
Kondowhe936/
Kondoweh934/
Kondower931/
Kondow9278/
Kondoe9224/
Khondohwe881/
Kondawe86201/
Kandowe86142/
Khondoe8616/
Konduwe8613/
Kondoje863/
Kundowe862/
Kondobe861/
Kondoue861/
Konduwes80103/
Kondojee8018/
Kandowhe801/
Khondewe801/
Kuondewe801/
Kondoyei801/
Kondej771,475/
Kandow77952/
Kondoy77463/
Kondou77344/
Kondee77241/
Kondoj77212/
Kondoa77166/
Kondey77104/
Kondye7795/
Kondea7749/
Kondei7736/
Kondoi7722/
Kandoe7720/
Kondae7715/
Kondie7715/
Kundoe772/
Condoe772/
Condow771/
Kondaw771/
Koundawey751/
Kandoje714,107/
Koundou711,642/
Kondoji711,087/
Kandouw71774/
Kondeja71269/
Khondee71238/
Kondaye71130/
Kandawe71128/
Koondee71109/
Kandoue7194/
Kandoye7183/
Kandove7174/
Kondoyo7162/
Kondave7143/
Kondeje7141/
Kondaje7129/
Kondoja7121/
Kondous7119/
Qondobe7119/
Kondeji7116/
Kondeya7115/
Kondeus7112/
Kondawa7111/
Konduwa7110/
Kondeas719/
Koundie719/
Kondayo717/
Kanduwe716/
Kondeyi715/
Ckondoy714/
Kunduwe713/
Koindie713/
Kondeyo713/
Hkondoj712/
Kondojo712/
Kandhoe712/
Kandoei712/
Condove712/
Koundey712/
Khandow711/
Kandowd711/
Khondae711/
Kondevi711/
Kondhoa711/
Kondhoy711/
Kondioa711/
Konduye711/
Condobe711/
Kandewe711/
Kandobe711/
Kondijo711/
Kondiye711/
Kondoua711/
Kundawe711/
Khondoi711/
Kahndow711/
Khondeu711/
Kondeusz67111/
Kondhave6752/
Khondoha6735/
Khandawe6727/
Khondave6724/
Kandouei6719/
Kondajee6716/
Kondovoy6710/
Kondojji679/
Kanduwes679/
Kosendei679/
Kandhawe678/
Kondgave675/
Khondeya675/
Condover675/
Kondavee674/
Kondhabe674/
Kondavet673/
Kondejee673/
Kondawit672/
Kondayop672/
Khandoje672/
Kandouwa672/
Koundoua672/
Koundaye672/
Kosendey672/
Khandewe671/
Kondayee671/
Kondeath671/
Kondeeya671/
Khondoyi671/
Kandawey671/
Kandhobe671/
Kandouet671/
Kandouje671/
Kondouya671/
Kosendej671/
Koundiye671/
Koundawa671/
Koundeje671/
Condoves671/
Condovez671/
Khonhdee671/
Khoondee671/
Kondhout670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kondowe
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