Ndawaka Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ndawaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndawaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon861:241,50123,877
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
Chad11:13,592,19913,092

Ndawaka (118) may also be a first name.

Ndawaka Last Name Facts

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

Ndawaka occurs most in Cameroon. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ndawaka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndawaka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ndawaka is the 1,511,557th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndawaka are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 61 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 859,937th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 118 people.

The last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 241,501. In Cameroon Ndawaka is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 97 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 1 percent live and Centre Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Cameroon Ndawaka exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 37 percent live and Chad, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndawakai93475/
Ndawakaï931/
Ndawakay931/
Ndawaikai881/
Ndaweka86111/
Ndawaki8610/
Ndowaka867/
Ndavaka862/
Ndawoka861/
Ndawake861/
Ndaywake801/
Ndowakai801/
Ndoweka71151/
Ndavoka7145/
Ndobaka711/
Ndowoka711/
Ndawachi6718/
Ndauvako673/
Ndevakai671/
Ndavoko578/
Ndavoca574/
Ndovoka574/
Ndawochi536/
Ndoubakoi501/
N'Dabouki501/

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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 Ndawaka
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