Ndekazi Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ndekazi Surname Definition:

Ndekazi is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: god has given us (this child).

Ndekazi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
England11:55,718,059489,080
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Ndekazi (373) may also be a first name.

Ndekazi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ndekazi is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: god has given us (this child).

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ndekazi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ndekazi is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndekazi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Ndekazi live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Ndekazi is also the 449,413th most common given name worldwide It is held by 373 people.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 4,167,516. In South Africa Ndekazi is mostly concentrated in: Free State, where 46 percent live, Gauteng, where 38 percent live and North West, where 8 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent live and Zambia, where 7 percent live.

Ndekazi Last Name Statistics demography

Ndekazi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.99% less than the national average, earning R 66,564 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndekezi868,652/
Ndakazi86201/
Ndikazi8622/
Ndekagi864/
Ndekaza861/
Ndekeezi802/
Ndakadzi802/
Ndakaazi801/
Ndokezi7195/
Ndokasi7121/
Ndikaza718/
Ndokozi713/
Ndakasi712/
Ndekase712/
Ndikezi711/
Ndekesi711/
Ndokaze711/
Ndikaze711/
Ndakaise674/
Ndakasie671/
Ndekadge671/
Ndekesea671/
Ndekodji671/
Ndekosea671/
Ndokozzi671/
Ndakaasi671/
Ndaikaize631/
Ndokase5721/
Ndikase5714/
Ndakase575/
Ndekese571/

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Footnotes

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