Ndala Surname
Approximately 120,366 people bear this surname
Ndala Surname Definition:
Ndala is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: the raised platform that a sentry uses to keep the village safe (military).
Ndala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 68,032 | 1:1,086 | 92 |
| Angola | 27,212 | 1:992 | 170 |
| South Africa | 10,022 | 1:5,406 | 679 |
| Congo | 4,393 | 1:1,136 | 176 |
| Zambia | 4,262 | 1:3,719 | 460 |
| Malawi | 4,235 | 1:4,042 | 557 |
| Zimbabwe | 538 | 1:28,696 | 4,411 |
| Namibia | 377 | 1:6,391 | 1,243 |
| Kenya | 344 | 1:134,244 | 11,002 |
| Indonesia | 220 | 1:601,133 | 47,761 |
| Tanzania | 188 | 1:281,604 | 22,057 |
| India | 136 | 1:5,640,187 | 135,419 |
| Uganda | 104 | 1:375,378 | 24,063 |
| Nigeria | 65 | 1:2,725,273 | 87,396 |
| Cameroon | 49 | 1:423,859 | 35,946 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Ndala (6,927) may also be a first name.
Ndala Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ndala is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: the raised platform that a sentry uses to keep the village safe (military).
Ndala is a surname of the Chokwe tribe, meaning: one who seeks a place to settle.
Ndala Demographics
Ndala Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ndala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ndala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ndala has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Ndala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,688th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 60,545 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndala live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 60 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Ndala is also the 78,120th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 6,927 people.
The surname Ndala is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 68,032 people, or 1 in 1,086. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name is found in 41 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 23 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.
Ndala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Ndala surname is principally Christian (86%) in Kenya.
The amount Ndala earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 39.98% less than the national average, earning R 142,620 per year; in United States they earn 20.86% less than the national average, earning $34,146 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.43% less than the national average, earning $26,117 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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