Ndau Surname

55,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Ndau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi6,4831:2,641324
Kenya7571:61,0045,959
Indonesia6191:213,65020,054
Tanzania6061:87,3628,838
Zimbabwe2001:77,19111,358
South Africa1601:338,61131,451
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Kosovo261:71,6104,700
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Albania31:971,35222,477
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Ndau (222) may also be a first name.

Ndau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ndau is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndau? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ndau is the 55,870th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 802,151 people. Ndau occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Ndau reside; 76 percent reside in Southern Africa and 76 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 605,116th most commonly held forename worldwide It is held by 222 people.

This surname is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 6,483 people, or 1 in 2,641. Apart from Malawi this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 8 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.

Ndau Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Ndau earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.26% less than the national average, earning R 94,440 per year and in United States they earn 178.83% more than the national average, earning $120,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndaus8987/
Ndayu8984/
Ndahu8933/
Ndaud8911/
Ndaue8911/
Ndauh8911/
Ndaju896/
Hndau894/
Ndaut894/
Ndauy891/
Ndeau891/
Ndu8620,797/
Nda868,064/
Ndayou801,091/
Ndahiu80108/
Ndauya807/
Ndauyo801/
Ndaoue801/
Ndayau801/
Ndayuh801/
Ndajou801/
Ndajuo801/
Nday7567,227/
Ndou7562,085/
N'Da7554,345/
Ndah7510,591/
Nduu752,510/
Ndaa751,852/
Ndai751,685/
Ndoa751,587/
Ndui751,325/
Ndea75781/
Nduh75564/
Ndae75446/
Ndue75425/
Ndeu75382/
Ndas75153/
Ndap75146/
Ndaj75109/
Ndut7589/
Nduy7548/
Nnda7539/
Nduo7533/
Ndus7531/
Ndha7530/
Ndat7511/
Hnda7510/
Ndad759/
Nndu754/
Ndhu753/
Ndaz752/
Ndup752/
Ndda752/
Nhdu751/
Nhda751/
Ndud751/
Ndux751/
Nduj751/
Ndaî751/
Nddu751/
Ndgu751/
Ndauweh732/
Ndauesh731/
Ndahjou731/
Ndaya6752,824/
Ndaye6736,244/
Ndayi6731,204/
N'Dah6722,278/
Ndaie673,871/
Ndeya671,863/
Ndoja671,582/
Ndaha671,420/
Ndoya671,391/
Nduye671,252/
Ndiya671,143/
Ndaji67991/
Ndouh67743/
Ndayo67692/
Ndawe67420/
Nduya67397/
Ndija67303/
Nduji67287/
Nduyo67200/
Ndaje67166/
Nduyi6788/
Ndoue6768/
Ndeja6762/
N'Day6751/
Ndeha6750/
Ndajo6750/
N'Dou6748/
Ndaia6742/
Ndaah6740/
Ndaph6739/
Ndash6735/
Ndaja6732/
Nda'a6730/
N'Dat6727/
Ndout6723/
Ndeat6721/
Ndeah6719/
Ndaas6718/
N'Dha6717/
Nduoh6715/
Ndhou6713/
Nduje6710/
Nduuh6710/
Nduch679/
N'Daz679/
Ndeuh678/
Nduja677/
Ndaai677/
Ndhad677/
Ndach676/
Ndaih676/
Ndiea676/
Ndoup675/
Ndais674/
Nduit674/
Ndush674/
Ndhay674/
Ndahy673/
Ndiia673/
Nduus673/
N'Dai673/
Ndoud673/
Ndaio672/
Ndass672/
Nndah672/
Ndeyu672/
Ndatt671/
Ndeuo671/
Ndhas671/
Ndoia671/
Ndouy671/
Ntdas671/
Ndaii671/
Ndeue671/
Ntdah671/
Nduis671/
Ndgai671/
Nndue671/
Nndou671/
Hndap671/
Nde'a671/
Ndeia671/
Ndeud671/
Ndeup671/
Ndo'a671/
Ndous671/
Ndu'a671/
Nduia671/
Nduie671/
N'Dui671/
N'Duu671/
N'Daa671/
N'Dahoue671/
N'Dda671/
N'Dea671/
Nnday671/
Nn'da671/
N'Dad671/
Nndai671/
Nduue671/
Ndhai671/
Ndajs671/
Nduyz671/
Ndèha671/
Ndeae671/
Nhduh671/
Hndou671/

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