Tendwa Surname
Approximately 1,920 people bear this surname
Tendwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,020 | 1:51,904 | 5,752 |
| Kenya | 571 | 1:80,875 | 7,459 |
| DR Congo | 267 | 1:276,703 | 25,802 |
| Zimbabwe | 46 | 1:335,614 | 32,404 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Tendwa (352) may also be a first name.
Tendwa Demographics
Tendwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Tendwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tendwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tendwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻨﺪﻭﺓ) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tendwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 214,270th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,795,597 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tendwa live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 464,438th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 352 people.
The last name Tendwa is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,020 people, or 1 in 51,904. In Tanzania Tendwa is most numerous in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 39 percent are found, Tanga Region, where 19 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 30 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.
Tendwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teendwa | 92 | 288 | / |
| Thendwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tindwa | 83 | 8,390 | / |
| Tendua | 83 | 8 | / |
| Tendwo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Tentwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Thindwa | 77 | 10,016 | / |
| Tenduaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tindwwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tendwis | 77 | 0 | / |
| Tentua | 67 | 497 | / |
| Tindua | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tintwa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tendui | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tendue | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tendve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tindwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tenduis | 62 | 28 | / |
| Thintwa | 62 | 16 | / |
| Tuendue | 62 | 4 | / |
| Tentuat | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tinduay | 62 | 1 | / |
| Töndbai | 62 | 1 | / |
| Thindwe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tinduo | 50 | 2 | / |
| Temdue | 50 | 1 | / |
| Tintua | 50 | 1 | / |
| Tindbo | 50 | 0 | / |
Tendwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tendwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻨﺪﻭﺓ | tndwt | - |
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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 Tendwa
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