Kondwe Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kondwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kondwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia441:360,22618,771
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kondwe (13) may also be a first name.

Kondwe Last Name Facts

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

Kondwe is found most in Zambia. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kondwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,955,159th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kondwe are found; 52 percent are found in Southern Africa and 52 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kondwe is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 13 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 360,226. In Zambia Kondwe is most common in: Lusaka Province, where 48 percent live, Luapula Province, where 34 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 14 percent live. Beside Zambia this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 45 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khondwe9232/
Khonndwe861/
Kundwe83503/
Kandwe83159/
Kondwa8339/
Condwe8318/
Kondve832/
Kontwe831/
Khandwe77165/
Kandhwe7734/
Khondwa772/
Kaandwe771/
Kondoue771/
Keundwe771/
Khondve771/
Kahndwe771/
Condw732/
Kandw731/
Khonduea7152/
Katendwe7123/
Kandhwey7118/
Kahandwe711/
Condwa6757/
Kundwa6741/
Kassendwe6729/
Candwe6727/
Kondui6712/
Kandwa6710/
Kantwe677/
Kandwi676/
Kandue674/
Qandwe674/
Kundue671/
Kuntwe671/
Kontwa671/
Kondva671/
Kandve671/

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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 Kondwe
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