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 surname Sendekwa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sendekwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,422,956th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. The surname is predominantly found 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 widely held given name globally It is held by 19 people.
This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 355,313. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Tanga Region, where 50 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 46 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Sendekwa exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
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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