Sandwe Surname
Approximately 1,784 people bear this surname
Sandwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,389 | 1:53,189 | 6,411 |
| Zambia | 356 | 1:44,522 | 4,311 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Sandwe (182) may also be a first name.
Sandwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sandwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sandwe (Marathi: सांडवे) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sandwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 227,391st most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,084,947 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sandwe reside; 78 percent reside in Central Africa and 78 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 675,152nd most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 182 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,389 people, or 1 in 53,189. Other than The DR Congo this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 20 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shandwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sandwer | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sandw | 91 | 5 | / |
| Sandhwee | 86 | 5 | / |
| Sandwehr | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sandweis | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sandwher | 86 | 0 | / |
| Sandve | 83 | 620 | / |
| Sondwe | 83 | 63 | / |
| Candwe | 83 | 27 | / |
| Sandwa | 83 | 25 | / |
| Sandue | 83 | 9 | / |
| Sandwi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Sandhw | 83 | 3 | / |
| Santwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Samdwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sandbe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shandw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chandwe | 77 | 482 | / |
| Siandwa | 77 | 217 | / |
| Sandvei | 77 | 140 | / |
| Sandvej | 77 | 99 | / |
| Sandved | 77 | 91 | / |
| Shondwe | 77 | 40 | / |
| Sandver | 77 | 25 | / |
| Sandway | 77 | 20 | / |
| Santwer | 77 | 12 | / |
| Shendwe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sanduer | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sandvie | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sandoue | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sanduez | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jandwer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sandhve | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shandwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sandvee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scandue | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sanduhei | 71 | 153 | / |
| Zandweis | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chaandwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sainduhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sandways | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sandui | 67 | 524 | / |
| Sandwisch | 67 | 140 | / |
| Sandby | 67 | 62 | / |
| Santwa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Sontwe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Sandvi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Santue | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zondwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zandwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chandweth | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sondwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sandva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saintdoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jondwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sondwechd | 67 | 0 | / |
Sandwe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sandwe in the Marathi language | ||
| सांडवे | sandave | - |
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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 Sandwe
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