Ndaba Surname

9,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57,957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ndaba Surname Definition:

Ndaba is a surname of the Nsenga tribe, meaning: a child who is the consequence of an expected event.

Ndaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa47,1831:1,148118
Zimbabwe2,5731:6,000636
DR Congo1,5671:47,1475,726
Togo1,3651:5,3101,020
Botswana1,0921:2,003192
Tanzania8061:65,6846,951
Swaziland7331:1,771187
Nigeria6521:271,69115,466
Kenya5531:83,5087,671
Lesotho4631:4,390865
Zambia4321:36,6903,695
Uganda1291:302,63020,937
Cameroon1221:170,23818,185
England1051:530,64833,151
Congo861:58,0135,192
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
France11:66,422,722504,397
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Ndaba (4,591) may also be a first name.

Ndaba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ndaba is a surname of the Nsenga tribe, meaning: a child who is the consequence of an expected event.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ndaba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ndaba occurs most in South Africa. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ndaba.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndaba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ndaba is the 9,745th most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 125,741 people. The surname Ndaba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndaba reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ndaba is also the 101,346th most frequently held first name globally, held by 4,591 people.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 47,183 people, or 1 in 1,148. In South Africa it is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 47 percent live, Gauteng, where 27 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 7 percent live. Beside South Africa Ndaba occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Ndaba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ndaba last name is primarily Christian (93%) in Kenya.

The amount Ndaba earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 33.26% less than the national average, earning R 158,592 per year and in United States they earn 38.54% less than the national average, earning $26,518 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
N'Daba91948/
Ndabai91552/
Ndaaba9158/
Ndabea9127/
Ndaboa9122/
Nndaba9116/
Ndabah9111/
Ndauba916/
Ndgaba914/
Ndabha913/
Ndaiba912/
Ndeaba911/
Ndabat911/
Ndabaa911/
Ndabau911/
Ndabaha83213/
Ndabaya8350/
Ndabhai8342/
Ndabahe8310/
Nndauba831/
Ndabaja831/
Ndoba805,429/
Ndawa805,043/
Ndava802,589/
Ndeba802,134/
Ndabi801,344/
Ndabo80804/
Ndabe80340/
Ndabhahe774/
Ndabhaha771/
Ndouba732,969/
Ndabyo73582/
Ndauwa73113/
Ndebai73110/
Ndawai7396/
Ndampa7382/
Ndabou7372/
Ndawah7359/
Ndeeba7348/
N'Doba7345/
Ndebay7343/
Ndavha7337/
Ndawua7328/
Ndebah7324/
Ndabit7323/
Ndabeh7319/
Ndawas7317/
Ndabet7317/
Ndavad7312/
Ndaibe7311/
Ndabgo738/
Ndhabi738/
Ndhava735/
Ndaboy735/
Ndabop735/
Ndahwa734/
Ndabui734/
Ndavah734/
N'Dawa733/
N'Deba733/
Ndhawa733/
Nduoba732/
Ndabid732/
Ndaibi732/
Ndaabe732/
Ndabot732/
N'Dabi732/
Ndabei731/
Ndaiwa731/
Ndobaa731/
Ndoeba731/
Ndawaa731/
Ndabee731/
Ndaebo731/
Ndaabo731/
Nduiba731/
Ndanpa731/
Ndavai731/
Ndavoa731/
Ndaway731/
Ndeabo731/
Ndeawa731/
Ndehba731/
Ndeiba731/
Ndahbi731/
Ndahva731/
Ndaabi731/
Ndaawa731/
Ndabeu731/
Ndabey731/
Ndabih731/
Ndaboh731/
Ndaboi731/
Ndabuy731/
Ndeuba731/
Ndojba731/
Ndhoba731/
Ndobah731/
Ndobay731/
Ndaubo731/
Nndabo731/
Ndaiva731/
Ndawga731/
Ndaîwa731/
Ndobat731/
Ndabasowa711/
Ndashhbaz711/
N'Douba671,884/
Ndoubai6742/
Ndabehe6737/
Ndaibou6714/
Ndaibeh6711/
Ndobaya679/
Ndachua676/
Ndampai676/
Ndoubad674/
Ndathua673/
N'Deiba671/
Ndawgai671/
Ndaybou671/
Ndaabou671/
Ndosbah671/
N'Dabie671/
Nda'abo671/
Ndhavha671/
Ndawaih671/

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