Sawanda Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sawanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia831:190,96312,723
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Sawanda (145) may also be a first name.

Sawanda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sawanda is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawanda? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,276,805th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. Sawanda occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Sawanda live; 52 percent live in Southern Africa and 51 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sawanda is also the 766,399th most widespread given name on earth It is held by 145 people.

The surname Sawanda is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 190,963. In Zambia Sawanda is most common in: North-Western Province, where 99 percent live. Excluding Zambia this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live.

Sawanda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Sawanda last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shawanda9374/
Sawandad9313/
Saawanda931/
Sawandha931/
Schawanda880/
Zawanda862,273/
Jawanda861,284/
Sawandi86956/
Sabanda86172/
Savanda8636/
Sawande8632/
Sewanda8631/
Sowanda8624/
Sawenda8622/
Sawonda862/
Chawanda804,928/
Shavanda802,019/
Sawandee80661/
Jawandha80417/
Soewanda8029/
Sabanday8023/
Shabanda8015/
Saibanda8010/
Shawande808/
Shawonda806/
Saiwandi804/
Shawandi803/
Shewanda802/
Sahwandi802/
Sawandeh802/
Jawandah802/
Ssewanda802/
Zawandah801/
Shawando801/
Savandaj801/
Jawandat801/
Shawenda801/
Sowaunda801/
Souwanda801/
Sabandah801/
Savandap801/
Sawuandy801/
Djawanda801/
Sewwanda801/
Sawęda771/
Chawhanda7542/
Saywandee752/
Chaswanda751/
Chawandas751/
Jawahndha751/
Sabhanday751/
Shewanday751/
Sawanddej751/
Sawandeee751/
Jawandash751/
Sabando7116,357/
Sewando712,345/
Sowande71749/
Sabandi71649/
Jawando71424/
Javanda71154/
Savande71105/
Sobanda7195/
Savando7195/
Sabande7161/
Sowachinda7153/
Cavanda7145/
Sevanda7127/
Savandi7127/
Sabandy7125/
Chahwandah7113/
Sowando719/
Jowanda719/
Chawanda's719/
Zavanda719/
Savonda718/
Sabonda716/
Zawenda714/
Zabanda714/
Savenda713/
Zawande712/
Sawendo712/
Shawacende711/
Showandeas711/
Sowandi711/
Chawandi67633/
Savander67492/
Showande67329/
Shabandi67159/
Chawande67122/
Shavandi6776/
Sievanda6773/
Chowanda6758/
Chavanda6755/
Shevanda6738/
Sabandhi6721/
Djawando6714/
Jawandoh6713/
Saivandy6711/
Sohwandi6710/
Zaiwandi677/
Javandad677/
Shavonda676/
Jowandha676/
Saubandi676/
Shabande675/
Shabandy675/
Sabhande674/
Saibandi674/
Savamdai674/
Jatvanda673/
Shavandy672/
Zavandat672/
Savandee672/
Savandhi671/
Jasvanda671/
Jauvanda671/
Zhowanda671/
Savhenda671/
Saybandy671/
Siobanda671/
Seibanda671/
Sewwando671/
Shavande671/
Suowande671/
Javandha671/
Soubanda671/
Seywandi671/
Sabandoy671/
Savandis671/
Savondad671/
Djowanda671/
Cahuanda671/
Chawonda671/
Seuwandi671/
Sevhanda671/
Sobhanda671/

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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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  • 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 Sawanda
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