Sandw Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Sandw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sandw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Sandw (25) may also be a first name.

Sandw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sandw occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sandw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Sandw are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 25 people.

Sandw is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most common in: Migori County, where 100 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Pakistan, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sandwe911,784/
Sandhw913/
Shandw911/
Shandwe831/
Santw807/
Sandv802/
Sondwe7363/
Sandhv7314/
Jhandw737/
Chandw732/
Shandv731/
Shantw731/
Shondwe6740/
Sheendw6718/
Chandhw671/
Shheendw621/
Condw602/
Jandv601/
Candv601/
Sondbø5515/
Chandv556/
Zanhtw551/

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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 Sandw
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis