Nwandi Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Nwandi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 66 | 1:2,683,981 | 86,518 |
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Nwandi (24) may also be a first name.
Nwandi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwandi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nwandi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwandi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nwandi is the 1,828,462nd most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwandi are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 24 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 2,683,981. In Nigeria Nwandi is primarily found in: Plateau, where 32 percent reside, Delta, where 24 percent reside and Lagos, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 34 percent reside and Benin, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwandei | 92 | 40 | / |
| Nwandoi | 92 | 16 | / |
| Nwanddi | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nwandyi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwandie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwahandi | 86 | 25 | / |
| Nuandi | 83 | 907 | / |
| Nwande | 83 | 329 | / |
| Nwanda | 83 | 142 | / |
| Nwamdi | 83 | 13 | / |
| Nwondi | 83 | 12 | / |
| Nbandi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nwandy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwachindi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nuandip | 77 | 71 | / |
| Nwandeh | 77 | 18 | / |
| Nwandee | 77 | 15 | / |
| Nwoundi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nnwamdi | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Wande | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwondio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nnwanda | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwasshindi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nouhandi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mbandi | 67 | 3,251 | / |
| Nuamdi | 67 | 551 | / |
| Nwonda | 67 | 61 | / |
| Nuanda | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mvandi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nwonde | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nuande | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nvanda | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nbande | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nvondi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nwandi
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