Nkwandi Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkwandi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkwandi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nkwandi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkwandi is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkwandi? popularity and diffusion

Nkwandi is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwandi are found; 43 percent are found in Central Africa and 43 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Nkwandi is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 33 percent are found and West Region, where 33 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 29 percent are found and Rwanda, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkwaindi93126/
Kwandi92328/
Nkwanda861,404/
Ngwandi86249/
Nkwande86200/
Nkuandi8634/
Ncwandi866/
Kwandio862/
Kwandai861/
Kwandih861/
Kwatendi8021/
Ngwandai804/
Ng'wandi801/
Ngwaindi801/
N'Kwanda801/
Nkwandje801/
Kwanda772,992/
Gwandi771,164/
Kwande77830/
Kuandi77150/
Kwandy77110/
Qwandi773/
Kwondi771/
Ngwanda711,194/
Ngbandi71907/
Ngwande71669/
Kwandee71209/
Nkuanda71137/
Gwandai7124/
Kwaandy718/
Nkwonda717/
Nguandi716/
Kuandip715/
Kwainda715/
Ngwamdi714/
Kwandet711/
Kuandii711/
Gwandei711/
Gwandie711/
Kwaunde711/
Kwandeh711/
Kuhandi711/
Gwandip711/
Gwandis711/
Ncwanda711/
Kuandih711/
Ngwamdai6711/
Kwandech677/
Ng'wande671/
Ngwandeu671/
N'Guandi671/
Ngwaanda671/

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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
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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 Nkwandi
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