Nhandi Surname
Approximately 3,338 people bear this surname
Nhandi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,316 | 1:15,966 | 2,069 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Nhandi (2,973) may also be a first name.
Nhandi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nhandi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nhandi is most common in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nhandi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 134,818th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,183,207 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nhandi are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nhandi is also the 132,869th most frequently held forename worldwide. It is borne by 2,973 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,316 people, or 1 in 15,966. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Simiyu Region, where 78 percent live, Tabora Region, where 7 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
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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 Nhandi
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