Ndekela Surname
Approximately 496 people bear this surname
Ndekela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 252 | 1:62,897 | 5,622 |
| Tanzania | 126 | 1:420,172 | 29,494 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Ndekela (20) may also be a first name.
Ndekela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ndekela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ndekela is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ndekela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndekela? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 619,831st most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 14,692,633 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndekela live; 51 percent live in Southern Africa and 51 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Ndekela is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held forename worldwide. It is borne by 20 people.
The surname Ndekela is most common in Zambia, where it is borne by 252 people, or 1 in 62,897. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Luapula Province, where 50 percent are found, Northern Province, where 24 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Zambia Ndekela is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 25 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndeikela | 93 | 39 | / |
| Ndekele | 86 | 758 | / |
| Ndekelo | 86 | 232 | / |
| Ndekila | 86 | 194 | / |
| Ndekola | 86 | 50 | / |
| Ndekeli | 86 | 11 | / |
| Ndikela | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ndokela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ndeakele | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ndiekola | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ndekoila | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ndeikuila | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ndakala | 71 | 5,558 | / |
| Ndakola | 71 | 352 | / |
| Ndikila | 71 | 320 | / |
| Ndikola | 71 | 247 | / |
| Ndekile | 71 | 165 | / |
| Ndokola | 71 | 74 | / |
| Ndekolo | 71 | 69 | / |
| Ndakila | 71 | 23 | / |
| Ndokelo | 71 | 14 | / |
| Ndokala | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ndokila | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ndikala | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ndikeli | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ndekili | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ndakalha | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ndikilya | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ndekalio | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ndikolai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ntdikila | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ndhikola | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ndikalla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndikalai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndiokele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndakalla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndekollo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndakaila | 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 Ndekela
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