Ndangwa Surname

649,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ndangwa Surname Definition:

Ndangwa is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: I am reconciled.

Ndangwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1261:366,50721,229
Tanzania1151:460,36231,974
Zimbabwe741:208,62523,867
Zambia591:268,64315,815
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Ndangwa (66) may also be a first name.

Ndangwa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ndangwa is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: I am reconciled.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ndangwa is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a statement confirming that one is bound to others and is enslaved.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ndangwa Last Name Facts

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

Ndangwa is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndangwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 649,026th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 15,638,511 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ndangwa reside; 58 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 66 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 366,507. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nairobi County, where 64 percent reside, Makueni County, where 27 percent reside and Kajiado County, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 25 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 16 percent reside.

Ndangwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ndangwoha882/
Ndongwa86288/
Ndangwe86213/
Ndangba8672/
Ndankwa8611/
Ndangwi864/
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Ndoungwa8011/
Ndankwah802/
Ndongkwa801/
Ndohngwa801/
Ndeangba801/
Ndangbai801/
Ndangkwe801/
N'Dongwa801/
Ndangwui801/
Ndongwe712,405/
Ndangui71731/
Ndangue71280/
Ndongba71122/
Ndangbo7122/
Ndongwi719/
Ndongwo719/
Ndankwe715/
Ndangbe714/
Ndomgwa711/
Ndatenguha711/
Ndonkwa711/
Ndoungwo6774/
Ndongbea6721/
Ndongwie6716/
Ndoungwe6711/
N'Dangue6711/
Ndeungwe672/
Ndonguea672/
Ndoungba671/
Ndongwou671/
Ndongkwo671/
Ndonggwe671/
Ndohngwi671/
Ndanguei671/
Ndangoue671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ndangwa
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