Nkandja Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkandja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkandja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Nkandja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkandja is most common in Cameroon. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Nkandja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkandja? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,944,094th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. Nkandja is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkandja live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 903,003. In Cameroon Nkandja is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 87 percent reside, West Region, where 9 percent reside and East Region, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 48 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkanja92140/
Nkondja8638/
Nkandjo8625/
Nkandji8625/
Nkamdja8610/
Nkandje862/
Nkandia862/
Nkandya861/
Nkoundja8037/
Nkandjeu805/
Nkhandji804/
Nkandjou802/
Nkamndia801/
Nkandiah801/
Nkanza776,523/
Nkansa772,806/
Nkanjo77113/
Nkonja7729/
Nkanca771/
N'Kandjui751/
Nkansah7139,616/
Nkainsa71262/
N'Kanza71121/
N'Kansa71103/
Nkondje7190/
Nkondjo7184/
Nkondji7144/
Nkangea7141/
Nkondya7115/
Nkondia719/
Nkandie716/
Nkansha714/
Nkhonja714/
Nkandiâ714/
Nkansia713/
Nkancha711/
Ngqanja711/
Nkanzat711/
Nkomdja711/
Nkamdji711/
Nkanzah711/
Nkansai711/
Nkoundjo6730/
Nkainssa6712/
Nkoundji677/
Nkondjou676/
N'Kansah673/
Nkainsah673/
Nkamdjie672/
Nkamdjop671/
Nkamdjio671/
Nkondjio671/
Nkaangea671/
N'Kondje671/
N'Kangea671/
Nkansahj671/

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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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  • 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 Nkandja
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