Zondwayo Surname

653,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zondwayo Surname Definition:

Zondwayo is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: hatred.

Zondwayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3441:157,49317,756
Zimbabwe1161:133,08817,509
England11:55,718,059489,080
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Zondwayo (905) may also be a first name.

Zondwayo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Zondwayo is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: hatred.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Zondwayo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zondwayo is most common in South Africa. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zondwayo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zondwayo is the 653,013th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 15,773,909 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zondwayo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Zondwayo is also the 269,733rd most commonly occurring given name on earth, borne by 905 people.

Zondwayo is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 344 people, or 1 in 157,493. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 52 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 14 percent live and Gauteng, where 13 percent live. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Zondwayo Last Name Statistics demography

Zondwayo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.46% less than the national average, earning R 93,972 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzondwayo941/
Sondwayo882/
Zondwaye881/
Condway802/
Contway6796/
Sandway6720/
Condvay676/
Zanduay672/
Countway63119/
Zandwais6310/
Zandwajs632/
Zandbaye631/
Sontwayi631/
Sonthwayi591/
Sanduay53596/
Cantway53134/
Santway537/
Sunduay531/
Sandvay531/
Canduay531/
Sundvay531/
Zamdvays5027/
Zandweis506/
Zamdwais504/
Zandvais502/
Janduhay501/

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