Nakanda Surname

177,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nakanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,7251:22,6313,282
Nigeria4731:374,50919,965
Cameroon1121:185,43819,429
Zambia311:511,28822,588
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
England141:3,979,861125,553
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nakanda (279) may also be a first name.

Nakanda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nakanda is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakanda? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 177,322nd most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,020,118 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nakanda live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 531,524th most widely held first name in the world, held by 279 people.

The surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,725 people, or 1 in 22,631. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Mayuge District, where 24 percent reside, Namutumba District, where 14 percent reside and Luuka District, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Uganda it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakandha931,144/
Nakaanda93113/
Nakainda9334/
Nakandah9314/
Nakaunda934/
Naakanda932/
Nadkanda931/
Ngakanda931/
Nakacinda8835/
Nakasinda8833/
Nakhandha882/
Ngaikanda881/
Nakhandas881/
Nakandi8612,646/
Nakande86491/
Nokanda86118/
Nakando8660/
Nakonda8621/
Nacanda861/
Nakachinda8213/
Nakatindha821/
Nnakatinda821/
Nakaundi802,293/
Ngakonda801,254/
Nakaande80145/
Nakhonda80130/
Naskandi80128/
Nokhanda8099/
Nakhandi8084/
Nakandio8049/
Naikandi8042/
Nakaunde8033/
Nnakandi8014/
Nakanddi806/
Nakhande805/
Nakaindo805/
Nakaandi804/
Nakkandi803/
Naikande802/
Naskandy802/
Ngakando802/
Nakkande802/
Nadkande801/
Nakainde801/
Nakondoa801/
Nakandde801/
Nakandhi801/
Naikonda801/
Naukonda801/
Naakandi801/
Nnakande801/
Gnakandi801/
Nakandee801/
Nakhachinda78109/
Nakasendo7590/
Nakahunde7571/
Naukhande7511/
Ngakounda7511/
Ngakondah755/
Nakhandee754/
Nakatinde752/
Nakatindo752/
Nahakande751/
Nok'handa751/
Nakhandid751/
Nakasende751/
Nakatendo751/
Ngnakando751/
Ngaikandi751/
Nnakaunde751/
Nashkandi751/
Nocanda712,378/
Nakonde711,322/
Nokandi711,152/
Nakondo71125/
Nekonda7191/
Nokonda7122/
Noqanda7112/
Naconda714/
Nacande713/
Nakamdi713/
Nnakasinde712/
Nakkasinde711/
Nakaasinde711/
Nakasindde711/
Nakassinde711/
Nakounde67580/
Nakkonde67380/
Naukonde67211/
Nakhamdi6770/
Ngokonda6768/
Nekkonda6737/
Nakhondo6732/
Naykondi6716/
Ngakondi6713/
Naikondi6711/
Nakoonde6711/
Naikonde677/
Nookande676/
Nakondde676/
Nakhendo675/
Nhacande675/
Ngokandi674/
Nakoundo673/
Ngakondo673/
Naykonde672/
Nakoundi672/
Nokandeh671/
Nakoomda671/
Nokhande671/
Nakhondi671/
Nakondho671/
Naikondo671/
Nacander671/
Nakuonde671/
Nekounda671/
Nnakonde671/
Nakondee671/

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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 Nakanda
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