Sendwe Surname

94,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,045 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Sendwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sendwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4,7611:15,5181,932
Zambia2491:63,6545,679
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Sendwe (1,161) may also be a first name.

Sendwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sendwe is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sendwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Sendwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 94,438th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,444,509 people. Sendwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sendwe reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 94 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Sendwe is also the 233,206th most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 1,161 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4,761 people, or 1 in 15,518. Excluding The DR Congo Sendwe exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 5 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.

Sendwe Last Name Statistics demography

Sendwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.09% less than the national average, earning R 137,616 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shendwe925/
Sendwa831,263/
Sendue83132/
Sindwe837/
Zendwe831/
Sendve831/
Sndwea831/
Simndwe7776/
Sheendw7718/
Shindwe774/
Ssendwa773/
Ceundwe771/
Szendvei711/
Shenduie711/
Sindwa67384/
Sentwa67175/
Sendui67136/
Shhndw674/
Shindw674/
Sintwe673/
Sindue672/
Sendbi671/
Sendby671/
Sindwi671/
Chendweth670/

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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 Sendwe
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