Ndara Surname

65,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Ndara Surname User-submission:

The Ndara surname was originally Ndala in the native language of Nyemba. It is a name given to a first male born in the family. Symbolizing the first prince of the family. The name is commonly used by the Ngangela group which consists of small dialects like Nyemba Mashaka, Mbunda, Luchazi etc.

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Ndara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia3,9701:60767
South Africa1,0541:51,4026,515
Kenya9601:48,1044,930
DR Congo4171:177,16918,031
Cameroon3811:54,5127,059
Zimbabwe2371:65,1409,810
Indonesia2061:641,98650,443
Botswana1881:11,6332,210
Uganda771:507,00428,868
Nigeria741:2,393,82179,921
India361:21,307,372304,812
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England31:18,572,686338,250
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Ndara (1,352) may also be a first name.

Ndara Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ndara surname was originally Ndala in the native language of Nyemba. It is a name given to a first male born in the family. Symbolizing the first prince of the family. The name is commonly used by the Ngangela group which consists of small dialects like Nyemba Mashaka, Mbunda, Luchazi etc. This Name is mainly used in Namibia, Angola, Zambia and Congo.

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Ndara Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ndara (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﺪﺍﺭ, Hindi: न्दर्ा) occurs in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndara? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ndara is the 65,373rd most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 954,367 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ndara reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ndara is also the 213,346th most frequently used forename internationally, held by 1,352 people.

This last name is most widespread in Namibia, where it is held by 3,970 people, or 1 in 607. In Namibia Ndara is most common in: Kavango East Region, where 61 percent are found, Kavango West Region, where 29 percent are found and Otjozondjupa Region, where 3 percent are found. Not including Namibia this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 14 percent are found and Kenya, where 13 percent are found.

Ndara Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ndara last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Ndara earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 0.96% less than the national average, earning R 235,368 per year and in United States they earn 56.02% less than the national average, earning $18,975 USD per year.

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Ndarou735/
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Ndario732/
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Ndargo732/
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Ndorah731/
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Ndaret731/
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Geendarah711/
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Ndaïrou679/
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Ndarehe674/
N'Darry673/
N'Doura672/
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Ndaireo671/
Ndorahe671/
Ndareth671/
N'Derra671/
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Ndara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ndara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﺪﺍﺭandar-
Ndara in the Hindi language
न्दर्ाndara66.67
न्दराndara33.33

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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