Ndelwa Surname

75,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ndelwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Ndelwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6,3311:8,3621,101
Zambia1211:130,9919,752
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ndelwa Last Name Facts

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

Ndelwa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndelwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 75,732nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,124,968 people. Ndelwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndelwa reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 6,331 people, or 1 in 8,362. In Tanzania Ndelwa is primarily concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 29 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 29 percent live and Iringa Region, where 16 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 2 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndlwa914/
Ndilwa83165/
N'Delba772/
Ndhilwa771/
Ndlwi731/
Ndelbe672/
Ndleba672/
Ndlbai671/
Ndilua671/
Nduelue621/
Ndlebe505,081/
Ndilbe50601/
Ndleve50418/
Ndlebi5071/
Ndlvou503/
Ndlevo501/
Ndlebo501/
Ndilue501/
Ndylue501/
Ndilbé501/
Ndilbo501/
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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 Ndelwa
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