Sondwe Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Sondwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 57 | 1:143,048 | 19,694 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sondwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sondwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sondwe occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sondwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sondwe is the 2,414,640th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 90 percent of Sondwe are found; 90 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 90 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
Sondwe is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 143,048. In Papua New Guinea Sondwe is most numerous in: Southern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 8 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shondwe | 92 | 40 | / |
| Sandwe | 83 | 1,784 | / |
| Sundwe | 83 | 279 | / |
| Sontwe | 83 | 21 | / |
| Zondwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sondwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jondwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sondwechd | 80 | 0 | / |
| Chondwe | 77 | 74 | / |
| Scondue | 77 | 8 | / |
| Shendwe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Shondwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sandwer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shandwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Soundue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sandw | 73 | 5 | / |
| Sandhwee | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sandwehr | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sandweis | 71 | 3 | / |
| Choondwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sandwher | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sandve | 67 | 620 | / |
| Sundwa | 67 | 335 | / |
| Sundve | 67 | 143 | / |
| Suntwe | 67 | 119 | / |
| Sontwa | 67 | 66 | / |
| Zondwa | 67 | 44 | / |
| Sundue | 67 | 31 | / |
| Candwe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Sandwa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Sandue | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sundwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sandwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sandhw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Santwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sondby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samdwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sandbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shandw | 67 | 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
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- 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 Sondwe
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