Ndelema Surname

123,809th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,685 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Ndelema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndelema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,7001:31,1423,688
Malawi1,2021:14,2422,234
DR Congo5271:140,18914,872
Uganda921:424,34025,938
Zambia861:184,30112,428
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Ndelema (235) may also be a first name.

Ndelema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ndelema has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndelema? popularity and diffusion

Ndelema is the 123,809th most widely held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,977,624 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndelema live; 49 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 584,346th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 235 people.

It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,700 people, or 1 in 31,142. In Tanzania Ndelema is mostly concentrated in: Tabora Region, where 18 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 15 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 14 percent live. Besides Tanzania Ndelema exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 33 percent live and The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.

Ndelema Last Name Statistics demography

Ndelema earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.84% less than the national average, earning R 88,296 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndhelema931/
Ndelemai931/
Ndeleama931/
Ndelemaya884/
Ndalema86746/
Ndeleme86100/
Ndilema8623/
Ndelama8622/
Ndelemo8612/
Ndelemi867/
Ndelima861/
Ndolema861/
Ndelemet801/
Ndalama7118,264/
Ndalima71360/
Ndoloma71348/
Ndilima7115/
Ndilama718/
Ndelamo717/
Ndolima715/
Ndelimo714/
Ndaloma713/
Ndolama712/
Ndalemo711/
Ndalamai6798/
Ndalamay671/
Ndaloima671/
Ndioleme671/
Ndalamah671/
Ndallama671/
Ndallamah631/
Ndalimo57191/
Ndalamo57132/
Ndolomo57128/
Ndilimo5719/
Ndolamo571/
Ndilamo571/
Ndolimo571/

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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 Ndelema
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