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

The last name Ndangwa occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndangwa? popularity and diffusion

Ndangwa is the 649,026th most commonly held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 15,638,511 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ndangwa reside; 58 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ndangwa is also the 1,201,840th most commonly occurring forename on earth It is held by 66 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 366,507. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 64 percent are found, Makueni County, where 27 percent are found and Kajiado County, where 3 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 25 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 16 percent are found.

Ndangwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ndangwa surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ndasingwa8816/
Ndangwoha882/
Ndongwa86288/
Ndangwe86213/
Ndangba8672/
Ndankwa8611/
Ndangwi864/
Ndamgwa862/
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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