Ndambu Surname

147,599th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,999 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ndambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndambu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,3401:31,5723,934
Kenya6381:72,3826,816
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ndambu (355) may also be a first name.

Ndambu Last Name Facts

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

Ndambu is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndambu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 147,599th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,429,992 people. The last name Ndambu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndambu are found; 78 percent are found in Central Africa and 78 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ndambu is also the 462,374th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, held by 355 people.

It is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,340 people, or 1 in 31,572. Without taking into account The DR Congo Ndambu occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 21 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.

Ndambu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Ndambu earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 0.05% less than the national average, earning R 237,516 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndambou9278/
Ndambeu929/
N'Dambu921/
Ndambuy921/
Ndambui921/
Ndatembu864/
Ndamboup861/
Ndembu831,966/
Ndamvu83302/
Ndombu83123/
Ndombou77200/
Ndombeu7711/
N'Damvu774/
Ndamvou771/
Ndanbou771/
Ndamboe771/
Ndembeu771/
Ndombuh771/
Ndoumbou7134/
Ndeumbou7118/
Ndoumbeu7114/
Ndonmbou7111/
Ndombeue711/
Ndanvu671/
N'Doumbou671/
Ndonbou6217/
Ndomboe625/
Ndanvou622/
Ndanwou621/
Ndoumvou571/
Ndeunbou571/
Ndonvu501/

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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
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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 Ndambu
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