Ndeche Surname
Approximately 341 people bear this surname
Ndeche Surname User-submission:
The surname Ndeche means 'life guards'. It comes from the Igbo words ndu, meaning 'life', and n'eche, meaning 'guards'.
Ndeche Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 228 | 1:202,543 | 14,705 |
| Nigeria | 110 | 1:1,610,389 | 60,100 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ndeche (28) may also be a first name.
Ndeche Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Ndeche means 'life guards'. It comes from the Igbo words ndu, meaning 'life', and n'eche, meaning 'guards'.
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Ndeche Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ndeche Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ndeche Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ndeche occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndeche? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 816,514th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 21,371,102 people. The surname Ndeche is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndeche live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 49 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ndeche is also the 1,994,417th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 28 people.
This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 228 people, or 1 in 202,543. In Kenya Ndeche is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 70 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 24 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Ndeche exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 32 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Ndeche Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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