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

Ndama is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndama? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 96,326th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,475,510 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ndama are found; 42 percent are found in East Africa and 40 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ndama is also the 127,649th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 3,171 people.

The last name Ndama is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,918 people, or 1 in 27,603. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 19 percent reside, Simiyu Region, where 17 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name 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 adherence of those carrying the Ndama last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Ndama surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the 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
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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 Ndama
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