Ndekwa Surname
Approximately 528 people bear this surname
Ndekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 456 | 1:116,100 | 11,115 |
| Kenya | 28 | 1:1,649,282 | 35,844 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Ndekwa (333) may also be a first name.
Ndekwa Demographics
Ndekwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ndekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ndekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ndekwa is found most in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ndekwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndekwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ndekwa is the 590,896th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 13,802,170 people. The surname Ndekwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndekwa are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 479,726th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 333 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 456 people, or 1 in 116,100. In Tanzania Ndekwa is primarily found in: Shinyanga Region, where 34 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 23 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Ndekwa occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 5 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.
Ndekwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Ndekwa last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndekw'a | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ndekwaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ndegwa | 83 | 44,122 | / |
| Ndikwa | 83 | 2,355 | / |
| Ndakwa | 83 | 874 | / |
| Ndokwa | 83 | 333 | / |
| Ndekwe | 83 | 150 | / |
| Ndekwo | 83 | 50 | / |
| Ndekua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ndaikwa | 77 | 628 | / |
| Ndhikwa | 77 | 94 | / |
| Ndakwah | 77 | 42 | / |
| Ndikwah | 77 | 34 | / |
| Ndegwah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ndeukwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndegwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndeggwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nddikwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndegwaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nndiekwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndikwe | 67 | 905 | / |
| Ndagwa | 67 | 666 | / |
| Ndegwe | 67 | 261 | / |
| Ndigwa | 67 | 135 | / |
| Ndakwo | 67 | 133 | / |
| Ndikua | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ndegba | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ndikwi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ndokwo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ndogwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ndakua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ndokua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ndikwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ndegua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ndykwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndekuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndicwa | 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 Ndekwa
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