Nandwa Surname

67,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nandwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nandwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7,3121:6,316858
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
United States91:40,273,215872,126
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
England51:11,143,612252,590
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Nandwa (1,337) may also be a first name.

Nandwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nandwa (Oriya: ଧାନୱାର) is found most in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nandwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 67,505th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 988,544 people. The surname Nandwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nandwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 214,787th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 1,337 people.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 7,312 people, or 1 in 6,316. In Kenya Nandwa is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 60 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 14 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 5 percent reside. Other than Kenya Nandwa exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Nandwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (99%) in Kenya.

In The United States Nandwa are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Nandwa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.36% less than the national average, earning $28,325 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngandwa9269/
Nandwat9211/
Nhandwa922/
Nandwah921/
Nandwai921/
Nandwad921/
Nasendwa862/
Nga'ndwa861/
Nahandwa861/
Natendwa861/
Nandwe83120/
Nandua8350/
Nondwa8345/
Nandva836/
Nandwo831/
Nandwi831/
Namdwa831/
Nassendwa8018/
Nanduah775/
Ngandua774/
Nhandwe772/
Nhondwa771/
Nandwer771/
Nandbai771/
Nosindwa7173/
Nhgandwe711/
Ngaandwe711/
Ngand'we711/
Nganndwe711/
Nandwich710/
Nantwi671,446/
Nantua6799/
Nandui6770/
Nandve6720/
Ñandua679/
Nondwe678/
Nassendwe672/
Namdua671/
Nondua671/
Nachindwe671/

Nandwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nandwa in the Oriya language
ଧାନୱାରdhanawara-

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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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  • 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 Nandwa
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