Ndava Surname

167,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ndava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2,0081:7,688880
South Africa1731:313,16629,785
Kenya1401:329,85620,127
Tanzania1181:448,65831,304
Cameroon941:220,94822,265
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Ndava (427) may also be a first name.

Ndava Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ndava is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndava? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 167,097th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,814,811 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ndava live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 84 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Ndava is also the 415,584th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 427 people.

The surname Ndava is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2,008 people, or 1 in 7,688. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 32 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 18 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 7 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.

Ndava Last Name Statistics demography

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

Ndava earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.68% less than the national average, earning R 119,568 per year.

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Ndavou731/
Ndaveh731/
Ndanpa731/
Ndaiwa731/
Ndavei731/
Ndeaba731/
Ndaabo731/
Ndeiva731/
Ndhave731/
Ndobaa731/
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Ndabaha67213/
Ndabhai6742/
Ndabahe6710/
N'Douva677/
Ndampai676/
Ndachua676/
Ndeivai675/
Ndathua673/
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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
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  • 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 Ndava
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