Nkando Surname

273,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Namibia

Nkando Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkando Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi6271:27,3034,104
Namibia1931:12,4842,353
Kenya1641:281,58518,349
Zambia1481:107,0948,406
Tanzania1111:476,95132,497
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Cameroon711:292,52227,501
Congo101:498,91011,250
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nkando (85) may also be a first name.

Nkando Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkando is most common in Malawi. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkando? popularity and diffusion

Nkando is the 273,923rd most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,135,691 people. The surname Nkando occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkando live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nkando is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly held forename in the world, held by 85 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 627 people, or 1 in 27,303. Beside Malawi this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 14 percent live and Kenya, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkondo836,131/
Nkanda835,959/
Nqando834/
Nkamdo833/
Ncando831/
Nkhondo77872/
Nkondou7788/
Nkandeu7736/
Nkeundo7729/
N'Kanda7727/
Ngkondo778/
Nkaunda777/
Nkhanda774/
Nkandau774/
Nkandha773/
Nkoondo773/
Nkamnda773/
N'Kondo772/
Nkoundo772/
Nkeindo771/
Nkamdop771/
Nkondoh771/
Nkainda771/
Nkaanda771/
Nnkondo771/
Nkoundou7134/
Nkeundou711/
Nkonda671,344/
Nqanda67278/
Ncanda67273/
Nqondo6746/
Nkamda6716/
Ncondo675/
N'Kondhos674/
N'Koundoh671/

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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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  • 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 Nkando
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