Ndebela Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ndebela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndebela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa821:660,70448,422
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ndebela Last Name Facts

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

Ndebela is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndebela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ndebela is the 1,683,218th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndebela reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Ndebela is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 660,704. In South Africa Ndebela is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 54 percent are found, Free State, where 27 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.

Ndebela Last Name Statistics demography

Ndebela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.53% less than the national average, earning R 131,820 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ndibela8669/
Ndevela8649/
Ndebola8643/
Ndebila8632/
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Ndewela866/
Ndebeli862/
Ndhobela803/
Nndebele802/
N'Debele801/
Ndebelee801/
Ndebelie801/
Ndiebele801/
Ndeibele801/
Ndevelah801/
Ndebehleh751/
Ndevellah751/
Ndabila715,038/
Ndebile711,093/
Ndabala71986/
Ndobola71198/
Ndebolo71129/
Ndevele7162/
Ndobila7143/
Ndobala7142/
Ndabola7134/
Ndibala7114/
Ndibele717/
Ndibola717/
Ndibila714/
Ndevelo712/
Ndjuela711/
Ndabelo711/
Ndobelo711/
Ndibelo711/
Ndabyla711/
Ndeevelo67119/
Ndobalia6796/
Ndabilah6764/
Ndebilie6732/
Ndeabolo6721/
Ndjouela672/
Ndevelei671/
Ndabalia671/
Ndibilai671/
Ndybhele671/
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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 Ndebela
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