Ndeke Surname

41,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,737 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Ndeke Surname Definition:

Ndeke is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: aeroplane.

Ndeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7,5321:9,8091,219
Kenya2,1831:21,1542,433
Zambia1,4421:10,9921,267
Cameroon5521:37,6255,033
Congo5141:9,7061,350
Nigeria1741:1,018,06242,870
Botswana1161:18,8533,768
Uganda1011:386,52824,497
Zimbabwe661:233,91325,760
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Wales71:442,07621,198
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
France41:16,605,680368,153
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Ndéké (1) are calculated separately.

Ndeke (1,438) may also be a first name.

Ndeke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ndeke is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: aeroplane.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ndeke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ndeke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﺪﻛﻪ) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Ndéké. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndeke? popularity and diffusion

Ndeke is the 41,066th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 572,156 people. Ndeke is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndeke are found; 67 percent are found in Central Africa and 66 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 205,762nd most commonly held given name on earth, borne by 1,438 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 7,532 people, or 1 in 9,809. Barring The DR Congo it exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 17 percent reside and Zambia, where 11 percent reside.

Ndeke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ndeke surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndekei91400/
N'Deke9155/
Ndekea9143/
Ndekeh9137/
Ndeuke9134/
Ndecke9116/
Ndekey917/
Ndeeke915/
Ndieke914/
Ndekeu911/
Ndekes911/
Ndek89117/
Ndéké871/
Ndecket8312/
Ndeukeu8310/
Ndeakeh839/
Ndehkeh831/
N'Dekke831/
Ndecker831/
Ndeckey831/
Ndekech831/
Ndeka803,767/
Ndeki802,721/
Ndike801,518/
Ndoke80917/
Ndake80329/
Ndeck80278/
Ndeky8025/
Ndeuk8018/
Ndeak8012/
Ndeek809/
Ndece801/
N'Dek801/
Ndecky733,465/
Ndekha73711/
Ndegue73629/
Ndeche73341/
Ndekio73202/
Ndieka73149/
Ndaike73141/
Ndieki73140/
Ndekyo7383/
Ndeaka7377/
Ndakeh7356/
Ndokeu7328/
Ndecki7327/
Ndakeu7322/
Ndikeh7313/
Ndicke7311/
Ndekka7311/
N'Deka736/
Ndekai736/
Ndioke735/
Ndhoke734/
Ndeeka734/
Ndekoa734/
Ndeika733/
Ndikeu732/
N'Dake732/
Ndikes731/
Ndikei731/
Ndokej731/
Ndokeh731/
Ndikep731/
Ndeuck731/
Ndahke731/
Ndekoi731/
Ndekii731/
Ndeiki731/
Nddeki731/
Ndocke731/
Ndik67133/
Ndeskoi6738/
Ndekaya6727/
Ndeg676/
Ndahake672/
Ndec672/
N'Dakey671/
N'Dekoi671/
N'Decka671/
N'Decky671/
N'Degue671/
N'Deika671/
Ndeiche671/
Ndiocke671/
Ndekoha671/
N'Dieka671/
Nndieka671/
Ndedkai671/
Ndehceh671/
Ndeikai671/
Ndahkeh671/
Ndahkeu671/
Ndeukai671/
Ndeykai671/
Ndjeheg671/

Ndeke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ndeke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﺪﻛﻪandkh50
ﺍﻧﺪﻙandk50

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