Tandawa Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tandawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tandawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Tandawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tandawa is most common in Zimbabwe. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Tandawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tandawa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,273,756th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname Tandawa occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Tandawa live; 69 percent live in Southern Africa and 69 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 321,630. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 63 percent are found, Harare Province, where 35 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe Tandawa exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 26 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tandawai9378/
Tandahwa937/
Tandava86235/
Tandaba86138/
Tandewa8622/
Tandawo8612/
Tandawi8611/
Tandowa861/
Thandava8056/
Tandoswa8018/
Tandavas804/
Tandawoh801/
Taandava801/
Thaandava753/
Thandavat751/
Tondowa7194/
Tandabe7150/
Tomdawa7130/
Tandavi7125/
Tandova7119/
Tandave7110/
Tandabo714/
Tandabi713/
Tondava713/
Tandewo713/
Tandeva711/
Tondaba711/
Tandavou678/
Thandave675/
Toundawo675/
Tandaves672/
Tandoeva672/
Thondava672/
Tandavid671/
Tondabau671/
Tondavat671/

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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 Tandawa
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