Nandwe Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nandwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nandwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Nandwe (27) may also be a first name.

Nandwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nandwe is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nandwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,658,108th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. Nandwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nandwe live; 86 percent live in Central Africa and 86 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nandwe is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent first name on earth, held by 27 people.

The surname Nandwe is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 717,277. Apart from The DR Congo it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent reside and Zambia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nhandwe922/
Nandwer921/
Nandw918/
Nhgandwe861/
Ngaandwe861/
Ngand'we861/
Nganndwe861/
Nandwa837,372/
Nandve8320/
Nondwe838/
Nandwi831/
Nassendwe802/
Nachindwe801/
Ngandue7743/
Gnandue772/
Nhandwa772/
Ngantwe771/
Nhamdwe771/
Nandwai771/
Nandoue771/
Naandve771/
Nahandwa711/
Nandwowa711/
Nandwich710/
Nantwi671,446/
Nantue6798/
Nandui6770/
Nondwa6745/
Nandva676/
Nandtouer671/

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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 Nandwe
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