Ndakwe Surname

640,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ndakwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndakwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4071:51,0306,672
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Kenya191:2,430,52136,895
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Ndakwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ndakwe is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndakwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 640,141st most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 15,342,202 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ndakwe reside; 86 percent reside in Central Africa and 86 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 407 people, or 1 in 51,030. In Cameroon it is most common in: Southwest Region, where 49 percent live, Northwest Region, where 34 percent live and Littoral Region, where 9 percent live. Besides Cameroon this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.

Ndakwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ndakwe surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Ndakwe earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndakwey9262/
Ndankwe925/
Ndakweh922/
Ndakwei921/
Ndahkwe921/
Nndaikwe863/
Ndangkwe861/
Ndakwa83874/
Ndokwe83441/
Ndekwe83150/
Ndakwi83118/
Ndakue8375/
Ndagwe8317/
Ndaikwa77628/
Ndakoue77115/
Nduikwe773/
Ndokhwe772/
Ndeukwe771/
Ndoukwe771/
Ndoukweu711/
Ndagwa67666/
Ndogwe67425/
Ndokwa67333/
Ndegwe67261/
Ndagbe6738/
Ndague6725/
Ndokue674/
Ndakui671/
Ndaque671/

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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 Ndakwe
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