Hondowa Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Hondowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hondowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Hondowa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hondowa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Hondowa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hondowa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hondowa is the 4,034,050th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Hondowa is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Hondowa reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Hondowa is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,102,731. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 86 percent are found, Bulawayo Province, where 7 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 7 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 38 percent are found and Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khondowa93158/
Hondowai9317/
Hondohwa931/
Hondow92114/
Ondowa9249/
Hondova86168/
Gondowa866/
Hondoba862/
Hondawa861/
Handowa861/
Ondowai861/
Ondouwa861/
Ondoowa861/
Hondowo861/
Ondow8319/
Khondova8014/
Chandowa807/
Chondova802/
Khandowa801/
Gondowai801/
Jahndowa801/
Andowa77331/
Endowa77125/
Handow7775/
Ontowa7743/
Ondova7720/
Hundow777/
Ondoba776/
Ondawa772/
Hondof771/
Gondow771/
Hondav771/
Hondov771/
Chondawat7517/
Khandowha751/
Houndowou751/
Hond73461/
Gondova71107/
Handawa7156/
Hontova7141/
Handova7140/
Hendova7125/
Andouwa7113/
Khondov7112/
Endowai717/
Chondov713/
Hondoff712/
Ondovas711/
Gandowa711/
Chomdow711/
Khandow711/
Khondav711/
Choundawat711/
Chandow711/
Hundova711/
Onduoua711/
Anndowa710/
Khond674,201/
Chond672,056/
Andow67752/
Hondt67503/
Chandoba67197/
Ondov67139/
Khandova67121/
Hondz67121/
Chontova6715/
Honds678/
Chandawa677/
Undow676/
Ondof674/
Ondab673/
Hendaway671/
Gonddova671/
Hosendov671/
Hondabou671/
Ondob671/
Hondh671/
Ondaw671/
Goundawa671/
Atindowa671/
Chandova671/
Hound670/
Handaway670/
Hoond670/

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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
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  • 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 Hondowa
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