Ndamwe Surname
Approximately 554 people bear this surname
Ndamwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 452 | 1:102,168 | 8,905 |
| Uganda | 69 | 1:565,787 | 30,812 |
| Zimbabwe | 30 | 1:514,608 | 41,883 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ndamwe (10) may also be a first name.
Ndamwe Demographics
Ndamwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ndamwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ndamwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ndamwe is most common in Kenya. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndamwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 569,728th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 13,154,415 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndamwe are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common forename globally. It is borne by 10 people.
Ndamwe is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 452 people, or 1 in 102,168. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 68 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 27 percent live and Kakamega County, where 2 percent live. Excluding Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 12 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.
Ndamwe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndaamwe | 92 | 14 | / |
| Ndamwey | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ndasimwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ndamwa | 83 | 169 | / |
| Ndambe | 83 | 131 | / |
| Ndanwe | 83 | 35 | / |
| Ndemwe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ndomwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ndambey | 77 | 21 | / |
| Ndoumwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ndambee | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ndanweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndamueh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndambea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndambej | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndombe | 67 | 14,273 | / |
| Ndambi | 67 | 12,187 | / |
| Ndanwa | 67 | 54 | / |
| Ndanwi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ndonwe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ndomwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ndamby | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ndomwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndanbe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ndamwe
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