Ndelele Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ndelele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndelele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2831:187,07316,148
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Ndelele (10) may also be a first name.

Ndelele Last Name Facts

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

Ndelele is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndelele? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 698,433rd most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 17,269,066 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndelele are found; 68 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common given name throughout the world, held by 10 people.

The last name Ndelele is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 283 people, or 1 in 187,073. In Tanzania Ndelele is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 68 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 27 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Ndelele is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent are found and Cameroon, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndhelele931/
Ndelela865,685/
Ndilele86406/
Ndolele86349/
Ndelale862/
Ndalele861/
Ndelelya807/
Ndelelio804/
Ndelelia802/
Ndoleile801/
Ndalelea801/
Ndhelela801/
Ndahalele7548/
Ndoleli71130/
Ndelila7121/
Ndilela712/
Ndileli712/
Ndelilio67425/
Ndelalaj671/
Ndoleele671/
Ndilila5722/
Ndolili5717/
Ndalile5717/
Ndilale579/
Ndilali577/
Ndolile573/
Ndilili571/
Ndilile571/
Ndalili571/
Ndihlale531/
Ndahalale504/

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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
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  • 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 Ndelele
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