Ndanwa Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Ndanwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ndanwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ndanwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ndanwa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndanwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ndanwa is the 2,635,433rd most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndanwa reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Ndanwa is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria Ndanwa is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 68 percent reside, Abia, where 24 percent reside and Rivers, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 41 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndaanwa | 92 | 41 | / |
| Ndaunwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ndahanwa | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ndamwa | 83 | 169 | / |
| Ndanwe | 83 | 35 | / |
| Ndanwi | 83 | 22 | / |
| Ndanwo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ndanba | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ndanua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ndonwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ndaanwi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ndanwih | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Danba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndounwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndanwou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndanweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndannbai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndamba | 67 | 11,941 | / |
| Ndonwi | 67 | 1,020 | / |
| Ndamwe | 67 | 554 | / |
| Ndonwe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ndochinwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ndomwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ndanvi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ndanbo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ndonwo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ndanbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndochenwa | 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 Ndanwa
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