Ndegwe Surname
Approximately 261 people bear this surname
Ndegwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 142 | 1:274,924 | 19,750 |
| Nigeria | 102 | 1:1,736,694 | 63,540 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Ndegwe (17) may also be a first name.
Ndegwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ndegwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ndegwe is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndegwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 985,740th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. The last name Ndegwe is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ndegwe reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ndegwe is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 17 people.
It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 274,924. In Uganda Ndegwe is primarily concentrated in: Kamuli District, where 60 percent are found, Butaleja District, where 16 percent are found and Buyende District, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Uganda it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 39 percent are found and Kenya, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndeegwe | 92 | 16 | / |
| Ndhegwe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ndiegwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ndeugwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ndeigwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ndegw | 91 | 62 | / |
| Ndegwa | 83 | 44,122 | / |
| Ndegue | 83 | 629 | / |
| Ndigwe | 83 | 472 | / |
| Ndogwe | 83 | 425 | / |
| Ndekwe | 83 | 150 | / |
| Ndegbe | 83 | 78 | / |
| Ndagwe | 83 | 17 | / |
| Ndoghwe | 77 | 753 | / |
| N'Degbe | 77 | 28 | / |
| Ndegoue | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nduigwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ndegbey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndeukwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndegwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndeggwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndigwue | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Degue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndeingue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ndejngue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndegwaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndeguoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nndiekwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndoghweh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndikwe | 67 | 905 | / |
| Ndekwa | 67 | 528 | / |
| Ndakwe | 67 | 475 | / |
| Ndokwe | 67 | 441 | / |
| Ndigwa | 67 | 135 | / |
| Ndegui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ndogwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndykwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndicwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Deguoue | 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 Ndegwe
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