Ndekeye Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ndekeye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndekeye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Ndekeye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ndekeye occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndekeye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndekeye live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Ndekeye is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania Ndekeye is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 40 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 40 percent live and Iringa Region, where 10 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndekye9213/
Ndekey927/
Ndekeyo8656/
Ndekeya8610/
Ndekaye862/
Ndekoye861/
Ndeckey861/
Ndekuye861/
Ndekeeya801/
Ndikeyed801/
Ndekei77400/
Ndekea7743/
Ndikye772/
Ndekeu771/
Ndekae771/
Ndekeja71919/
Ndokoye7136/
Ndekaya7127/
Ndeukeu7110/
Ndeekae716/
Ndekiya715/
Ndakiye714/
Ndakeyi713/
Ndakeyo713/
Ndokaye713/
Ndikoye712/
Ndekayi712/
Ndekoya712/
Ndakeya711/
Ndakaye711/
N'Dakey711/
Ndikuye711/
Ndakoye711/
Ndekoyo711/
Ndekeup711/
Ndaikeje67131/
N'Dekoue6716/
Ndeukoue671/
Ndekejah671/
Ndeckeja671/

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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 Ndekeye
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