Sendwa Surname

300,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sendwa Surname Definition:

Sendwa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: taken away.

Sendwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1271:46,9765,292
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
Zambia431:368,60319,020
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sendwa (52) may also be a first name.

Sendwa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Sendwa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: taken away.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Sendwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sendwa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sendwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 300,866th most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,770,028 people. Sendwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Sendwa reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Sendwa is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 52 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,127 people, or 1 in 46,976. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 38 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 15 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent live. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 4 percent live and Zambia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Ssendwa923/
Sendwe835,045/
Sindwa83384/
Sentwa83175/
Sendua835/
Sndwah831/
Gendwa831/
Sndwea831/
Sindway7747/
Siendua7725/
Shendwe775/
Sindhwa774/
Chendwa773/
Sindwaj773/
Sindwad773/
Shendua772/
Sindwaz771/
Jndwa732/
Sindhwad7194/
Sindhwaz711/
Jindwa67815/
Sintwa67315/
Sindua67233/
Gendua67188/
Sendui67136/
Sendue67132/
Centwa6766/
Sendbo6716/
Sindwe677/
Sindva677/
Semtwa675/
Zindwa672/
Sindhwaad672/
Sendbi671/
Simdwa671/
Zendwe671/
Sendby671/
Gendva671/
Cendua671/
Sendve671/
Sindwi671/
Sindba671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sendwa
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