Kwando Surname
Approximately 1,232 people bear this surname
Kwando Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 717 | 1:247,061 | 14,315 |
| DR Congo | 212 | 1:348,489 | 30,654 |
| Indonesia | 133 | 1:994,355 | 72,948 |
| Zambia | 120 | 1:132,083 | 9,814 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Niger | 17 | 1:1,128,942 | 24,295 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kwando (363) may also be a first name.
Kwando Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwando Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kwando is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Kwando click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwando? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 306,799th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,915,216 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Kwando are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 456,894th most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 363 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 717 people, or 1 in 247,061. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Sokoto, where 38 percent reside, Zamfara, where 21 percent reside and Jigawa, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwandou | 92 | 171 | / |
| Nkwando | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kwandoh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kkwando | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kwaando | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kwandohe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwaandoo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwanda | 83 | 2,992 | / |
| Gwando | 83 | 178 | / |
| Kwondo | 83 | 78 | / |
| Kuando | 83 | 11 | / |
| Kwachindo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khwanda | 77 | 59 | / |
| Kwainda | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kwandah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkwondo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghwando | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwatenda | 71 | 3 | / |
| N'Kwanda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwanduo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwanda | 67 | 2,279 | / |
| Kuanda | 67 | 1,011 | / |
| Cuando | 67 | 413 | / |
| Gbando | 67 | 173 | / |
| Guando | 67 | 106 | / |
| Kuondo | 67 | 94 | / |
| Kwonda | 67 | 33 | / |
| Cwanda | 67 | 25 | / |
| Quando | 67 | 14 | / |
| Qwanda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwondo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kwando
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