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
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
| 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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