Sundwa Surname
Approximately 335 people bear this surname
Sundwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 274 | 1:168,540 | 12,948 |
| Uganda | 60 | 1:650,655 | 33,621 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Sundwa (82) may also be a first name.
Sundwa Demographics
Sundwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sundwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sundwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sundwa is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sundwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 827,165th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,753,868 people. The surname Sundwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sundwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 82 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 274 people, or 1 in 168,540. In Kenya Sundwa is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 93 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 3 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 3 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 18 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.
Sundwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheundwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sundwe | 83 | 279 | / |
| Sundua | 83 | 14 | / |
| Sundwi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Sondwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sundva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chundwa | 77 | 155 | / |
| Sunduah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shondwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sunduay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sundvay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sundhua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaundwa | 71 | 349 | / |
| Chundwat | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shundhua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sundby | 67 | 2,896 | / |
| Sundui | 67 | 1,359 | / |
| Sundve | 67 | 143 | / |
| Suntwe | 67 | 119 | / |
| Sontwa | 67 | 66 | / |
| Sondwe | 67 | 63 | / |
| Sundbo | 67 | 55 | / |
| Zondwa | 67 | 44 | / |
| Sundue | 67 | 31 | / |
| Juntwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Cundua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zundua | 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
- 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 Sundwa
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