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
Ndamwe is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndamwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 569,728th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 13,154,415 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndamwe reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ndamwe is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 10 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 452 people, or 1 in 102,168. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 68 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 27 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Ndamwe occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 12 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.
Ndamwe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally 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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