Ndakaya Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Ndakaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 37 | 1:561,326 | 43,620 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ndakaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ndakaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ndakaya is found most in Cameroon. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndakaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ndakaya is the 3,017,195th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndakaya live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Chadic Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 561,326. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 97 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon Ndakaya occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndakay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ndakayi | 86 | 100 | / |
| Ndekaya | 86 | 27 | / |
| Ndakuya | 86 | 24 | / |
| Ndokaya | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ndakayo | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ndakoya | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ndakaye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ndakeya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ndaka | 83 | 5,771 | / |
| Ndaky | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ndoukaya | 80 | 14 | / |
| Ndakouya | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Dakiya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ndauka | 77 | 5,400 | / |
| Ndeaka | 77 | 77 | / |
| Ndaika | 77 | 75 | / |
| N'Daka | 77 | 71 | / |
| Ndakoa | 77 | 49 | / |
| Ndakai | 77 | 38 | / |
| Ndakka | 77 | 26 | / |
| Ndakoy | 77 | 21 | / |
| Ndaaka | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ndacka | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ndagka | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ndakha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nndaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndhaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndokay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndakyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndokayo | 71 | 186 | / |
| Ndokoya | 71 | 73 | / |
| Ndokayi | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ndaskoy | 71 | 18 | / |
| Ndekeya | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ndaikai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ndakawe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ndekiya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ndakoja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ndakiye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ndokaye | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ndakeyo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ndakeyi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ndekaye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ndekayi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ndekoya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ndakoyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndokiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndakuja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndakoye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndakeja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndahaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndazkai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndoikay | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Dakey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndaki | 67 | 9,781 | / |
| Ndoka | 67 | 2,855 | / |
| Ndake | 67 | 329 | / |
| Ndoukoya | 67 | 75 | / |
| Ndoky | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ndaca | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ndoukiya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ndoukaye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ndockayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndokaiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndakouye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndaikoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndekeeya | 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
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- 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 Ndakaya
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