Ndebele Surname
Approximately 55,904 people bear this surname
Ndebele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 31,467 | 1:491 | 21 |
| South Africa | 22,192 | 1:2,441 | 305 |
| Botswana | 469 | 1:4,663 | 715 |
| Zambia | 385 | 1:41,169 | 4,047 |
| England | 360 | 1:154,772 | 14,673 |
| Congo | 332 | 1:15,027 | 1,852 |
| Lesotho | 216 | 1:9,410 | 2,124 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| United States | 60 | 1:6,040,982 | 292,121 |
| Sudan | 49 | 1:765,514 | 2,614 |
| Tanzania | 33 | 1:1,604,291 | 47,186 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:15,797 | 839 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ndebele (230) may also be a first name.
Ndebele Demographics
Average Ndebele Salary in
United States
$50,989 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ndebele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ndebele Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ndebele is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndebele? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,062nd most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 130,358 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ndebele live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Ndebele is also the 591,855th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 230 people.
The last name Ndebele is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 31,467 people, or 1 in 491. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Bulawayo Province, where 37 percent live, Matabeleland South Province, where 23 percent live and Matabeleland North Province, where 19 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname is found in 37 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 40 percent live and Botswana, where 1 percent live.
Ndebele Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Ndebele earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 30.43% less than the national average, earning R 165,324 per year; in United States they earn 18.17% more than the national average, earning $50,989 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.94% more than the national average, earning $60,086 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nndebele | 93 | 2 | / |
| Ndeibele | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ndiebele | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ndebelie | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ndebelee | 93 | 1 | / |
| N'Debele | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ndebehleh | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ndebile | 86 | 1,093 | / |
| Ndewele | 86 | 387 | / |
| Ndebela | 86 | 117 | / |
| Ndevele | 86 | 62 | / |
| Ndebale | 86 | 29 | / |
| Ndobele | 86 | 27 | / |
| Ndabele | 86 | 9 | / |
| Ndibele | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ndebeli | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ndeawele | 80 | 27 | / |
| Ndybhele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ndeweleh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ndevelei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ndebelai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ndaebile | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ndehebile | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ndeswhele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ndabale | 71 | 187 | / |
| Ndobole | 71 | 108 | / |
| Ndibela | 71 | 69 | / |
| Ndevela | 71 | 49 | / |
| Ndibale | 71 | 38 | / |
| Ndebila | 71 | 32 | / |
| Ndibile | 71 | 12 | / |
| Ndabile | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ndobale | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ndewela | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ndobile | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ndebali | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ndiwele | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ndevile | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ndibole | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndeboli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndabeli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndabole | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndjuele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndebilie | 67 | 32 | / |
| N'Djuele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndjouele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndibalea | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ndebele
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis