Ndalama Surname

29,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Ndalama Surname Definition:

Ndalama is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: money.

Ndalama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi12,2861:1,393131
Zambia3,6611:4,329525
Tanzania1,6261:32,5593,822
DR Congo4451:166,02217,095
Zimbabwe2011:76,80711,322
England141:3,979,861125,553
United States91:40,273,215872,126
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Ndalama (146) may also be a first name.

Ndalama Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ndalama is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: money.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ndalama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ndalama has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndalama? popularity and diffusion

Ndalama is the 29,353rd most prevalent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 399,011 people. The surname Ndalama occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndalama are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 763,528th most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 146 people.

The last name Ndalama is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 12,286 people, or 1 in 1,393. Other than Malawi this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 20 percent are found and Tanzania, where 9 percent are found.

Ndalama Last Name Statistics demography

Ndalama earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.58% less than the national average, earning $32,542 USD per year.

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Ndalami86317/
Ndalamo86132/
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Ndalame864/
Ndaloma863/
Ndolama862/
Ndalamei8026/
Ndaloima801/
Ndeleama801/
Ndalaimi801/
Ndelema713,685/
Ndoloma71348/
Ndelamo717/
Ndalemo711/
Ndolamo711/
Ndolame711/
Ndolema711/
Ndhelema671/
Ndelemai671/
Ndolomaya631/
Ndolomi57188/
Ndolomo57128/
Ndelemo5712/
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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ndalama
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