Tendewa Surname
Approximately 1,012 people bear this surname
Tendewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 958 | 1:77,119 | 8,957 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
Tendewa (21) may also be a first name.
Tendewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tendewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tendewa occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tendewa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tendewa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 358,318th most frequently held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 7,201,132 people. The surname Tendewa is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Tendewa reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 21 people.
The surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 958 people, or 1 in 77,119. Barring The DR Congo this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tendiwa | 86 | 17 | / |
| Tendeba | 86 | 8 | / |
| Tendewe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tendawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tendeva | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tendoiwa | 80 | 21 | / |
| Tendewei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tindiwa | 71 | 15 | / |
| Tindeba | 71 | 10 | / |
| Tendebi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tendebe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tindihwa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Thindiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tindiwaha | 63 | 2 | / |
| Tindawo | 57 | 89 | / |
| Tindiwi | 57 | 84 | / |
| Tindibe | 57 | 53 | / |
| Tindiba | 57 | 4 | / |
| Tindiwe | 57 | 2 | / |
| Tendivy | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tendjui | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tindive | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tiendjui | 53 | 16 | / |
| Tindavou | 53 | 2 | / |
| Tyndybai | 53 | 1 | / |
| Tindiwet | 53 | 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 Tendewa
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