Ndawala Surname

95,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,998 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Ndawala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndawala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4,3391:3,945541
Tanzania5711:92,7179,267
Zimbabwe791:195,42122,838
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Ndawala Last Name Facts

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

Ndawala is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndawala? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 95,215th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,458,092 people. The last name Ndawala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndawala live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 4,339 people, or 1 in 3,945. Other than Malawi it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 11 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndawalah934/
Ndawalay931/
Ndawahla931/
Ndabala86986/
Ndavala8635/
Ndowala8630/
Ndawali8616/
Ndawale866/
Ndawola866/
Ndawela861/
Ndahwela80211/
Ndabalia801/
Ndabaila801/
N'Dawale801/
Ndawalou801/
Ndabhala801/
Ndavalay801/
Ndahawali7554/
Ndaibalya751/
Ndabale71187/
Ndowela71137/
Ndabali7147/
Ndobala7142/
Ndowale7141/
Ndabola7134/
Ndowali7127/
Ndawolo7126/
Ndovala7121/
Ndewela716/
Ndabalo715/
Ndavela712/
Ndavali712/
Ndawole711/
Ndevala711/
Ndavola711/
Ndawoli711/
Ndavale711/
Ndobalia6796/
Ndhavale672/
Ndaboula672/
Ndaivali671/
Ndabaali671/

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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 Ndawala
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