Ndek Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ndek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria651:2,725,27387,396
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ndek (17) may also be a first name.

Ndek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ndek (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﺪﻙ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ndek is the 1,683,218th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The last name Ndek occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Ndek are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 17 people.

The last name Ndek is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 2,725,273. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 54 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 37 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 2 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside and Cameroon, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndeke8912,737/
Ndeck89278/
Ndeuk8918/
Ndeak8912/
Ndeek899/
N'Dek891/
N'Deke8055/
Ndecke8016/
Ndeeke805/
Ndeuck801/
Ndik75133/
Ndeg756/
Ndec752/
Ndeakeh739/
N'Dekke731/
Ndike671,518/
Ndiok67292/
Ndaik6745/
Ndick675/
Ndoik671/
Ndayk671/
Ndieg671/
Ndegue60629/
Ndaike60141/
Ndigue6030/
Ndicke6011/
Ndikhe601/
N'Deig601/
Ndojck601/
Ndjeheg551/
N'Degue551/
N'Diock551/
N'Diokk551/
Ndaigue551/
Ndikgue551/
Ndiggue551/
Ndig5017/
Ndic506/
Ndix503/
Ndjg501/
Ndjc501/
Ndjx501/

Ndek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ndek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﺪﻙandk-

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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
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  • 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 Ndek
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