Pandiwa Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pandiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pandiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Pandiwa (14) may also be a first name.

Pandiwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pandiwa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Pandiwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Pandiwa? popularity and diffusion

Pandiwa is the 4,427,875th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Pandiwa is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Pandiwa reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 14 people.

Pandiwa is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 1,543,824. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 70 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 10 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 10 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe Pandiwa is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 40 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paandiwa936/
Pandiwad932/
Pondiwa86337/
Pandewa86128/
Panduwa8660/
Pandiva863/
Pandiba862/
Phanduwa80133/
Phondiwa80105/
Pandewad8059/
Panduwah8028/
Pandieva8015/
Pandivad802/
Pandiova802/
Panduwaa801/
Pandivay801/
Phandewa801/
Pandeva71759/
Panduva71187/
Pandewi7133/
Pandibo716/
Pandewy713/
Pandivi713/
Pondiwo712/
Pandeba711/
Pandewe711/
Pandevi711/
Pandibe711/
Pondiwe711/
Pandevad67287/
Pandiová6771/
Phanduva6768/
Pongyiwa6727/
Pandhevi673/
Pandeeva672/
Pandevih671/
Pandhivi671/
Pangyiwo671/
Panduvay671/

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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 Pandiwa
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