Ndelu Surname

193,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ndelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,9151:28,2913,641
Indonesia1211:1,092,96978,869
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
England41:13,929,515290,718
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ndelu (167) may also be a first name.

Ndelu Last Name Facts

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

Ndelu occurs most in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndelu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 193,101st most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 3,344,445 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Ndelu live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 708,111th most numerous first name globally, held by 167 people.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,915 people, or 1 in 28,291. In South Africa Ndelu is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 86 percent reside, Gauteng, where 6 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 5 percent reside. Other than South Africa it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Ndelu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ndelu surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Ndelu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.08% less than the national average, earning R 161,412 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndeleu911/
Ndeuleu834/
Ndalu807,338/
Ndilu804,172/
Ndolu803,614/
Ndilou73376/
Ndallu73225/
N'Dilu73150/
Ndaleu7361/
Ndolou7354/
Ndilus7333/
Ndilut7325/
Ndollu7317/
Ndoluu7313/
Ndaalu7313/
Nndolu7312/
Ndalou7310/
Ndilau739/
Nduilu736/
Ndolau734/
Ndoliu734/
Ndhilu732/
Ndholu732/
Ndalau731/
Ndoleu731/
Ndeloe731/
Ndahlu731/
Ndaliu731/
Ndalhou6710/
N'Dolou676/
Ndahleu672/
Ndollou671/
N'Dilou671/
N'Dalou671/
Ndaleuh671/
Ndiolou671/

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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 Ndelu
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