Nkandi Surname

113,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,075 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Namibia

Nkandi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkandi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,5111:35,0374,087
South Africa9101:59,5367,520
DR Congo8481:87,1229,954
Namibia7861:3,065509
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Nkandi (178) may also be a first name.

Nkandi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkandi is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkandi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 113,524th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,788,355 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkandi live; 42 percent live in Southern Africa and 42 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nkandi is also the 683,417th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 178 people.

The surname Nkandi is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,511 people, or 1 in 35,037. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Shinyanga Region, where 33 percent reside, Simiyu Region, where 17 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 22 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside.

Nkandi Last Name Statistics demography

Nkandi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.69% less than the national average, earning R 100,536 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkandih9235/
Nkandie926/
Nkhandi925/
Nkanndi921/
Nkhahndi861/
Nkanda835,959/
Nkondi834,357/
Nkande83181/
Ncandi8320/
Nkandy833/
Nqandi831/
Nkoundi77261/
Nkhande77172/
Nkandeu7736/
N'Kondi7728/
N'Kanda7727/
Nkaunda777/
Nkhanda774/
Nkandha773/
Nkondie772/
Nkandje772/
Nkanduj771/
Nkondio771/
Nkainde771/
Nkainda771/
Nkaanda771/
N'Kande771/
Nkaunde771/
Nkasinde712/
Nkeangyi711/
Nkandaya711/
Nkeundie711/
N'Kandet711/
Nkonde6729,636/
Nkonda671,344/
Ncanda67273/
Nqondi674/
Ncande671/
Nkamde671/
Nqande671/

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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 Nkandi
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