Mondwa Surname

576,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mondwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mondwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3401:46,6174,470
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Mondwa (13) may also be a first name.

Mondwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mondwa is most common in Zambia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mondwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 576,965th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 13,371,644 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mondwa reside; 62 percent reside in Southern Africa and 62 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 13 people.

This surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 46,617. In Zambia Mondwa is primarily found in: Copperbelt Province, where 57 percent are found, Central Province, where 19 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Zambia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 35 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhondwa9262/
Mondway925/
Moundwa921/
Mandwa831,261/
Mondwe83682/
Mundwa83281/
Mondua8399/
Montwa835/
Mhundwa771,016/
Mundhwa7741/
Mondvai7717/
Mandwad7715/
Mandwai7714/
Muundwa7710/
Mondvay779/
Moundua774/
Mandway771/
Monthwa771/
Hmondwe771/
Mandwat771/
Maandwa771/
Mgundwa771/
Mondwey771/
Mondbah771/
Moundwe771/
Musendwa7131/
Montwaid7114/
Motindua714/
Mandwaya712/
Munndhwa711/
Mundua672,994/
Mandua67320/
Mundwe67221/
Mandwe67187/
Montua67149/
Montwe67118/
Mandva67104/
Muntwa6742/
Mondue6740/
Mandwi6713/
Mantwa6713/
Monduo6712/
Mondui679/
Moundouha676/
Muttendwa676/
Mundva672/
Mandwo672/
Mundwi671/
Mamdwa671/
Mondvi671/
Montwé671/

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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 Mondwa
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