Nkande Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nkande Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkande Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1081:501,64540,799
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Nkande (35) may also be a first name.

Nkande Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkande occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkande? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,267,784th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkande are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 35 people.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 501,645. In South Africa it is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 80 percent live, Gauteng, where 10 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 9 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 27 percent live and Cameroon, where 7 percent live.

Nkande Last Name Statistics demography

Nkande earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.49% less than the national average, earning R 103,392 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkhande92172/
Nkandeu9236/
Nkandie926/
Nkandje922/
Nkainde921/
N'Kande921/
Nkaunde921/
Nkasinde862/
N'Kandet861/
Nkonde8329,636/
Nkanda835,959/
Nkandi834,075/
Nkandy833/
Nqande831/
Nkamde831/
Ncande831/
Nkhonde771,127/
Nkondje7790/
Nkounde7762/
Nkandih7735/
N'Kanda7727/
Nkaunda777/
Nkhandi775/
Nkhanda774/
Nkandha773/
Nkondie772/
Ngkonde772/
Nkondey771/
Nkaanda771/
Ngcande771/
Nkuonde771/
Nkanndi771/
Nkanduj771/
Nkainda771/
Nkhahndi711/
N'Kondje711/
Nkeundie711/
Nkandaya711/
Nkondi674,357/
Nkonda671,344/
Ncanda67273/
Nqonde6732/
Ncandi6720/
Nkomde671/
Nqandi671/
Nconde671/

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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 Nkande
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