Nothando Forename

38,412th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 19,602 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Swaziland
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Nothando Forename User-submission:

Nothando means 'mother of love' in the Nguni languages. It is a name given to females. The no- prefix denotes 'mother of'.

Nothando Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Swaziland-7,9191:1647
South Africa
100%
7,0311:7,7561,392
Zimbabwe
 
99%
4,3931:3,511585
England
 
93%
991:561,64611,447
Botswana
100%
901:24,2722,834
United States
100%
121:30,211,415217,595
Canada-111:3,012,12538,520
Scotland
100%
101:535,0376,544
Zambia-71:2,264,97121,963
Iceland-41:91,5043,703
Kuwait-41:946,31612,511
Lesotho
100%
41:509,99925,489
Mozambique-41:6,810,8393,114
Namibia-21:1,202,09012,702
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Malaysia-11:30,449,940373,101
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912
France-11:66,470,34085,030

Nothando (19) may also be a surname.

Nothando Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nothando means 'mother of love' in the Nguni languages. It is a name given to females. The no- prefix denotes 'mother of'.

- kusasa

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