Ndamwe Surname

569,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 554 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ndamwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndamwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4521:102,1688,905
Uganda691:565,78730,812
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Ndamwe (10) may also be a first name.

Ndamwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ndamwe is found most in Kenya. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndamwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 569,728th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 13,154,415 people. The surname Ndamwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndamwe reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.

This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 452 people, or 1 in 102,168. In Kenya Ndamwe is most common in: Bungoma County, where 68 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 27 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 2 percent are found. Other than Kenya Ndamwe is found 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 surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndaamwe9214/
Ndamwey922/
Ndasimwe861/
Ndamwa83169/
Ndambe83131/
Ndanwe8335/
Ndemwe834/
Ndomwe832/
Ndambey7721/
Ndoumwe773/
Ndambee773/
Ndanweh771/
Ndamueh771/
Ndambea771/
Ndambej771/
Ndombe6714,273/
Ndambi6712,187/
Ndanwa6754/
Ndanwi6722/
Ndonwe6716/
Ndomwa676/
Ndamby675/
Ndomwi671/
Ndanbe671/

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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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