Ndanya Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ndanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Kenya171:2,716,46537,471
Tanzania171:3,114,21350,054
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966

Ndanya (102) may also be a first name.

Ndanya Last Name Facts

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

Ndanya occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ndanya.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndanya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ndanya is the 1,239,697th most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndanya are found; 77 percent are found in Central Africa and 77 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ndanya is also the 935,178th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 102 people.

This last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 513,053. Excluding The DR Congo it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 9 percent live and Tanzania, where 9 percent live.

Ndanya Last Name Statistics demography

Ndanya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.93% less than the national average, earning R 61,944 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndaanya9210/
Ndanyaz921/
Ndany'a921/
Ndamnya921/
Ndahanya861/
Ndonya83585/
Ndanyo83336/
Ndania8336/
Ndagna8330/
Ndanha836/
Ndanea834/
Ndanja832/
Ndangaiya801/
Ndaniha7754/
Ndanjea7721/
Ndangna774/
Ndonyah773/
N'Dagna771/
Ndagnia771/
Ndounya771/
Ndounyah711/
Ndahanyo711/
Ndanieha711/
N'Dangna711/
Ndonyo67529/
Ndanjo6777/
Ndagno6711/
Ndamja673/
Ndanoujia671/

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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 Ndanya
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