Ndefe Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ndefe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndefe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Ndefe (29) may also be a first name.

Ndefe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ndefe occurs most in Cameroon. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndefe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ndefe is the 3,017,195th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Ndefe are found; 86 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Ndefe is also the 1,951,561st most widespread first name in the world, borne by 29 people.

The surname Ndefe is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 629,366. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: East Region, where 64 percent live, Northwest Region, where 24 percent live and Southwest Region, where 6 percent live. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Ndiefe9169/
Ndefeh9113/
Ndeife911/
Ndeufe911/
Ndef8972/
Ndeffeu8377/
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Ndeufeu831/
Ndeffie831/
Ndife801,215/
Ndefi801,171/
Ndafe8075/
Ndofe8026/
N'Def8020/
Ndief806/
Ndefa805/
Ndeeb802/
Ndefy801/
Ndeef801/
Ndeew801/
Ndifet7369/
Ndafeu7340/
Ndefai7329/
Ndofeu7317/
Ndofeh7313/
N'Deff739/
Ndaffe739/
Ndephe733/
Ndeffi732/
Nduife732/
Ndifeh731/
Ndiefi731/
Ndofea731/
Ndeify731/
Ndeffa731/
Ndefih731/
Ndeufi731/
Ndhafe731/
Ndiefa731/
Ndifer731/
Ndifeu731/
Nndeew731/
Ndif6736/
Ndaffeu673/
N'Diefi672/
Ndew672/
Ndeuffi672/
Ndeufai672/
Ndev672/
N'Deffa671/
Ndoffeu671/
Ndefgai671/
Ndiffer671/

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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
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  • 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 Ndefe
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