Ndegwa Surname

12,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ndegwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndegwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya43,6351:1,058165
United States2441:1,485,487101,350
England611:913,41146,955
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Norway101:514,22941,629
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397

Ndegwa (12,456) may also be a first name.

Ndegwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ndegwa is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndegwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 12,726th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 165,168 people. Ndegwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ndegwa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ndegwa is also the 52,821st most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 12,456 people.

The surname Ndegwa is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 43,635 people, or 1 in 1,058. In Kenya Ndegwa is mostly concentrated in: Nyeri County, where 15 percent live, Nairobi County, where 13 percent live and Kwale County, where 12 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name 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 carrying the last name is principally Christian (90%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Ndegwa surname are 35.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.24% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndegwah923/
Ndegwai921/
Ndeggwa921/
Ndegwaha861/
Ndagwa83666/
Ndekwa83528/
Ndegwe83261/
Ndigwa83135/
Ndegba8327/
Ndogwa8313/
Ndegua832/
Ndeegwe7716/
Ndaigwa7714/
Ndeigwo773/
Ndhegwe772/
Ndeigwe771/
Ndegbai771/
Ndeugwe771/
Ndohgwa771/
Ndiggwa771/
Ndekw'a771/
Ndiegwe771/
Ndigwah771/
Ndigwha771/
Ndekwaya711/
Ndikwa672,355/
Ndakwa67874/
Ndegue67629/
Ndigwe67472/
Ndokwa67333/
Ndekwe67150/
Ndegbe6778/
Ndekwo6750/
Ndogwo678/
Ndegbo675/
Ndigba674/
Ndegui672/
Ndogua671/
Ndekua671/
Ndicwa671/
Ndigwo671/
Ndigua671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ndegwa
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