Ndegwa Surname
Approximately 44,122 people bear this surname
Ndegwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 43,635 | 1:1,058 | 165 |
| United States | 244 | 1:1,485,487 | 101,350 |
| England | 61 | 1:913,411 | 46,955 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Ndegwa (12,456) may also be a first name.
Ndegwa Demographics
Ndegwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ndegwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ndegwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ndegwa occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndegwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 12,726th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 165,168 people. Ndegwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ndegwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 52,821st most numerous first name in the world It is held by 12,456 people.
The surname Ndegwa is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 43,635 people, or 1 in 1,058. In Kenya Ndegwa is most common in: Nyeri County, where 15 percent live, Nairobi County, where 13 percent live and Kwale County, where 12 percent live. Beside Kenya it is found in 41 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Ndegwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Ndegwa last name is primarily Christian (90%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Ndegwa surname are 35.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.24% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ndegwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 227.07% more than the national average, earning R 777,240 per year; in United States they earn 0.8% less than the national average, earning $42,802 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.46% more than the national average, earning $60,840 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndegwah | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ndegwai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ndeggwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ndegwaha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ndagwa | 83 | 666 | / |
| Ndekwa | 83 | 528 | / |
| Ndegwe | 83 | 261 | / |
| Ndigwa | 83 | 135 | / |
| Ndegba | 83 | 27 | / |
| Ndogwa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Ndegua | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ndeegwe | 77 | 16 | / |
| Ndaigwa | 77 | 14 | / |
| Ndeigwo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ndhegwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ndeigwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndegbai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndeugwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndohgwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndiggwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndekw'a | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndiegwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndigwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndigwha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndekwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndikwa | 67 | 2,355 | / |
| Ndakwa | 67 | 874 | / |
| Ndegue | 67 | 629 | / |
| Ndigwe | 67 | 472 | / |
| Ndokwa | 67 | 333 | / |
| Ndekwe | 67 | 150 | / |
| Ndegbe | 67 | 78 | / |
| Ndekwo | 67 | 50 | / |
| Ndogwo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ndegbo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ndigba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ndegui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ndogua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndekua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndicwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndigwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndigua | 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 Ndegwa
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