Ndama Surname

96,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Gabon

Ndama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,9181:27,6033,325
DR Congo1,0471:70,5638,273
Cameroon6351:32,7074,400
Nigeria4991:354,99619,137
Gabon3031:6,2351,152
Liberia1351:32,6563,064
Kenya1291:357,98420,934
Congo911:54,8254,954
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Zambia241:660,41325,715
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
France71:9,488,960336,266
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
England11:55,718,059489,080
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Ndama (3,171) may also be a first name.

Ndama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ndama occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndama? popularity and diffusion

It is the 96,326th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,475,510 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ndama reside; 42 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ndama is also the 127,649th most frequent given name worldwide. It is borne by 3,171 people.

The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,918 people, or 1 in 27,603. In Tanzania Ndama is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 19 percent reside, Simiyu Region, where 17 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 15 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it exists in 29 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and Cameroon, where 13 percent reside.

Ndama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Ndama last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ndama earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 71.83% less than the national average, earning R 66,936 per year and in United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndeama91185/
Ndaima91134/
Ndamah91102/
N'Dama9150/
Ndamat9112/
Ndamga918/
Ndamma918/
Ndauma916/
Ndaama915/
Ndamau915/
Ndamha913/
Ndamap913/
Ntdama911/
Ndatma911/
Ndamai911/
Ndahama8321/
Ndahuma8319/
N'Damoa8313/
Ndamhai839/
Ndamuha833/
Ndamaya832/
Ndaimah831/
N'Damah831/
N'Damai831/
Ndamass831/
Ndoma807,269/
Ndema805,508/
Ndamo804,353/
Ndame801,568/
Ndami80582/
Ndamy8031/
Ndamé802/
Ndamè801/
Ndéma801/
Ndamajje7714/
Ndamyoha771/
Ndouma732,144/
Ndaame73143/
Ndamou73111/
Ndomay7389/
Nduoma7352/
Ndomah7345/
N'Doma7338/
Ndemah7338/
Ndamei7328/
Ndaime7326/
Ndemma7326/
Ndaimo7321/
N'Dame7320/
Ndhema7314/
Ndoima739/
Ndamie737/
Ndaume736/
Ndaumi736/
Ndamuo736/
Ndomai736/
Ndeema735/
Ndamyo735/
Ndemai734/
Ndamhi734/
Ndomas734/
Ndammi734/
Ndeame734/
Ndeima733/
Ndamoh733/
Ndameh733/
Ndamoi732/
Ndoema732/
Nndoma732/
Ndemaa732/
Ndamed731/
Ndamme731/
Ndgami731/
Nduima731/
Ndamey731/
Ndamgi731/
Ndeami731/
Ndahmo731/
N'Damy731/
Nndame731/
N'Dami731/
N'Dema731/
Ndhamo731/
Ndooma731/
Ndomma731/
Ndaemo731/
Ndehma731/
Ndoumai6749/
N'Douma6726/
N'Damou6726/
Ndeemaa675/
Ndaamii675/
Ndomaya672/
Ndoumah672/
N'Damoi671/
Ndoumma671/
Ndomaih671/
Ndahmei671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ndama
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