Kwandu Surname
Approximately 847 people bear this surname
Kwandu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 664 | 1:23,870 | 2,559 |
| Namibia | 91 | 1:26,477 | 4,202 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Tanzania | 15 | 1:3,529,441 | 50,903 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kwandu (15,147) may also be a first name.
Kwandu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwandu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kwandu is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwandu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 411,827th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,603,950 people. The last name Kwandu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwandu reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 46,078th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 15,147 people.
This last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 664 people, or 1 in 23,870. In Zambia Kwandu is most numerous in: Western Province, where 58 percent are found, Southern Province, where 17 percent are found and Central Province, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Zambia it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 11 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwandou | 92 | 171 | / |
| Kwaindu | 92 | 19 | / |
| Nkweandu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwandu | 83 | 7,256 | / |
| Kuandu | 83 | 39 | / |
| Qwandu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kwandoe | 77 | 1 | / |
| G'Wandu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwandhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngw'andu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ngwandeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuhandhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwaandoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cuandu | 67 | 275 | / |
| Gbandu | 67 | 105 | / |
| Guandu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Quandu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwamdu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quandus | 62 | 162 | / |
| Gbandou | 62 | 53 | / |
| Gbandeu | 62 | 18 | / |
| Guandou | 62 | 8 | / |
| Quandou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Quandui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nguandu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gbaundu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Quandust | 57 | 2 | / |
| Guandeue | 57 | 1 | / |
| Guandouss | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gbondu | 50 | 66 | / |
| Cuandú | 50 | 4 | / |
| Kouhoundou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Guandú | 50 | 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
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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 Kwandu
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