Nnamdi Forename

9,997th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 102,038 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nnamdi Forename User-submission:

Nnamdi is an Igbo male name predominant in Eastern Nigeria. It comes from nnam, which means 'my father', and di, which means several things depending on the context and pronunciation, but in this context it would mean 'is here', 'lives'.

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Nnamdi Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria
100%
99,7161:1,781325
United States
100%
6771:535,50513,832
Ghana-5621:48,0182,599
England
100%
4781:116,3244,187
Poland-2831:134,3712,707
United Arab Emirates-391:183,38411,968
South Africa
100%
371:1,473,85548,984
Canada
100%
361:920,37119,051
Brazil-281:7,651,291103,685
Malta-171:25,2561,655
Netherlands
100%
131:1,300,16020,012
Scotland
100%
121:445,8645,809
Togo-91:804,3604,738
Germany
100%
81:12,084,73438,839
Qatar
100%
81:296,20131,456
Sweden
100%
81:1,232,23822,791
Hungary
100%
71:1,398,8243,444
Senegal-61:2,430,22614,702
Benin-61:1,762,64036,264
China-51:273,211,15675,889
Malaysia
100%
51:6,089,988140,568
Norway
100%
41:1,283,08216,224
Kuwait-41:946,31612,511
Japan-41:31,996,51455,536
Tanzania
100%
41:13,197,08050,227
Trinidad and Tobago-41:340,35515,394
Spain-31:15,509,98821,126
Thailand
100%
31:23,355,271268,869
Philippines-21:53,004,738452,678
Russia-21:72,116,852125,484
Wales
100%
21:1,547,15412,610
Northern Ireland-21:921,5733,058
Cameroon-21:10,805,25286,897
Jamaica-21:1,441,61415,741
Italy-21:30,531,04557,596
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Ukraine-11:45,499,90832,056
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Czechia-11:10,656,16211,509
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Belgium
100%
11:11,490,04143,727
Belarus-11:9,482,38420,892
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Armenia-11:2,918,75314,910
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Vietnam-11:92,623,11310,484
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Pakistan-11:194,357,680303,535
Lebanon-11:5,627,57119,299
Lesotho-11:2,039,99747,971
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Kazakhstan-11:17,746,84544,366
Mali-11:16,977,7558,714
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Israel-11:8,402,91845,019
Indonesia-11:257,963,6681,335,696
Sierra Leone-11:7,088,6631,497
India-11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Gambia-11:1,926,5961,391
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
São Tomé and Príncipe-11:191,9975,295
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921

Nnamdi (21,009) may also be a surname.

Nnamdi Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nnamdi is an Igbo male name predominant in Eastern Nigeria. It comes from nnam, which means 'my father', and di, which means several things depending on the context and pronunciation, but in this context it would mean 'is here', 'lives'. Nnamdi when joined together means 'my father lives', 'my father is here', or 'my father is alive'. It is often given to male children whose dads or grand dads are believed to be dead, it represents the idea that the child is a reincarnation of his dead dad or grand dad.

- marthieee

The name Nnamdi means 'my father lives', 'my father is alive'. In this context, 'father' refers to 'God'. So it can mean 'God lives'.

- gamer23

Nnamdi Forename Popularity

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N'Namdi926/
Nnammdi923/
Nnamdii922/
Nnamdio921/
Nnamddi921/
Nnhamdi921/
Namdi91206/
Nnamdieh862/
Nnandi83420/
Namdid83152/
Ngamdi8358/
Namdie8357/
Nnemdi8326/
Namdai8318/
Naamdi8314/
Nnamdy8310/
Namdio838/
Namndi836/
Namdip835/
Namdit833/
Nnamde832/
Namdei831/
Namdis831/
Namdoi831/
Naimdi831/
Nnomdi831/
Nnamda831/
Nammdi831/
Nneumdi774/
Namdish773/
Ngamdai772/
Namdije771/
Naimdii771/
Nahamdi771/
N'Nandi771/
Nnandiy771/
Ngamdiy771/
Ngamdoi771/
Nandi7383,962/
Nondi731,963/
Namda73167/
Namde7337/
Nomdi7336/
Namdy7321/
Nemdi7314/
Nándi733/
Pnmdi731/
N'namdee712/
Namdauyi711/
Najmeddi711/
N'Gnandi711/
Nandis676,435/
Nhandi672,973/
Gnandi672,833/
Nandai671,987/
Ngandi67803/
Nandit67516/
Nandiy67508/
Nandhi67441/
Ngondi67439/
Nandie67436/
Nandip67340/
Nandei67242/
Gnondi67215/
Nandio67175/
Naandi67157/
Nondie67120/
Nandih67113/
Nanndi6798/
Nondis6768/
Neandi6753/
Nnanda6742/
Nandui6728/
Nandoi6726/
Naindi6726/
Ngamdy6722/
Nondhi6716/
Namder6714/
Nomdih6714/
Noundi6712/
Noumdi6711/
Nondai6710/
Namdey676/
Nemdei675/
Naundi675/
Nandyi675/
Namdee675/
Nahndi674/
Nandii674/
Nondio674/
Ngamde673/
Nandgi673/
Naimde673/
Namday673/
Namded673/
Namdeu673/
Namdje673/
Nnande673/
Naamda673/
Nandid672/
Nandiz672/
Namdes672/
Namduy672/
Hnandi672/
Namdet672/
Gnamde671/
Namdep671/
Namdha671/
Namdhe671/
Na'ndi671/
Nondei671/
Nondid671/
Nondip671/
Nondit671/
Nondiy671/
Nondui671/
Nanddi671/
Nanhdi671/
Nandij671/
Nnandy671/
Nayndi671/
Nemdhi671/
Nemdie671/
Nomdai671/
Nomdie671/
Noindi671/
Nondoi671/
Nondyi671/
Nonndi671/
Nosndi671/
Namdoy671/
Namdyo671/
Neindi671/

Nnamdi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nnamdi in the Russian language
Ннамдиnnamdi-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nnamdi