Sendekwa Surname
Approximately 152 people bear this surname
Sendekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 149 | 1:355,313 | 26,378 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Sendekwa (19) may also be a first name.
Sendekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sendekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sendekwa is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sendekwa? popularity and diffusion
Sendekwa is the 1,422,956th most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sendekwa are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name globally, held by 19 people.
Sendekwa is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 355,313. In Tanzania Sendekwa is mostly found in: Tanga Region, where 50 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 46 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sindekwa | 88 | 4 | / |
| Zendekwa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Sendakwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shendekwi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Zendegwa | 75 | 26 | / |
| Sindikwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sindakwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shindikwa | 71 | 160 | / |
| Ssendigwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sindikwi | 63 | 12 | / |
| Zindikwa | 63 | 6 | / |
| Sindigwa | 63 | 6 | / |
| Zindegwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Dzindikwa | 59 | 108 | / |
| Sindicue | 50 | 103 | / |
| Cendegui | 50 | 63 | / |
| Sindique | 50 | 37 | / |
| Zendegui | 50 | 37 | / |
| Syndique | 50 | 22 | / |
| Sindigue | 50 | 1 | / |
| Sindegue | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Sendekwa
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