Nkindwa Surname

224,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nkindwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nkindwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,8051:29,3313,497
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nkindwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkindwa has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkindwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 224,314th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,017,390 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkindwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,805 people, or 1 in 29,331. In Tanzania it is most common in: Singida Region, where 84 percent live, Manyara Region, where 8 percent live and Arusha Region, where 4 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Nkindwa occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkendwa861/
Nkindua861/
Nkindwe861/
Nkyondwa804/
Nkuundwa803/
Nkiondua801/
Nchintwa6722/
Nchindwe677/
Nkentwai671/
Nkentua572/

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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 Nkindwa
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