Ondwa Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ondwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ondwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818

Ondwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ondwa is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ondwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Ondwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,555,468th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ondwa are found; 53 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Ondwa is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 1,301,309. In Uganda it is most common in: Masindi District, where 33 percent reside, Buikwe District, where 20 percent reside and Mukono District, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda it is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 47 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hondwa9155/
Ondwas914/
Ondwai913/
Hondwai8316/
Ondwatt831/
Osindwa831/
Endwa80582/
Ondua80358/
Andwa8034/
Ondva801/
Gondua7350/
Handwa7310/
Osndua734/
Hundwa734/
Hondua734/
Onduat734/
Endwai733/
Ontwat732/
Hondwe732/
Andwaz731/
Endwah731/
Onduoa731/
Andwas731/
Andwai731/
Onduas731/
Andwaa731/
Ondhua731/
Hendwa731/
Asindwa6716/
Gonndua673/
Handway672/
Onduoha671/
Gondhwe671/
Gondhua671/
Haandwa671/
Hendway670/

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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 Ondwa
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