Ndembe Surname

35,605th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,834 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ndembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo13,7021:5,392621
Congo4711:10,5931,436
Cameroon2681:77,4979,544
Tanzania2001:264,70821,070
South Africa771:703,60750,359
Senegal361:404,9821,935
Angola361:749,7002,649
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
France21:33,211,361423,184
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
England11:55,718,059489,080
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Ndembe (179) may also be a first name.

Ndembe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ndembe is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndembe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 35,605th most frequently held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 491,273 people. Ndembe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndembe live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 681,368th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 179 people.

This last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 13,702 people, or 1 in 5,392. Besides The DR Congo this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 3 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.

Ndembe Last Name Statistics demography

Ndembe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.64% less than the national average, earning R 141,072 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndembet92811/
Ndembei92148/
Ndiembe925/
N'Dembe922/
Ndeimbe921/
Ndembeu921/
Ndembeh921/
Ndmbe911/
Ndetmbey861/
Ndombe8314,273/
Ndembi836,510/
Ndemba834,642/
Ndimbe83629/
Ndemby83465/
Ndambe83131/
Ndenbe83118/
Ndemwe834/
Ndhembhet801/
Ndeamba77132/
Ndeemba7748/
Ndimbie7734/
Ndambey7721/
Ndeumby7718/
Ndombeu7711/
Ndimbep7710/
Ndambeu779/
N'Dombe775/
Ndiembi774/
Ndhombe774/
N'Demba773/
Ndambee773/
Ndambie772/
Ndiemba772/
Ndimbei772/
Ndembio771/
Ndemboa771/
Ndemoue771/
Ndimbee771/
Ndambej771/
Ndimbeu771/
Ndombea771/
Ndambea771/
N'Dembi771/
Ndiombe771/
Ndembai771/
Ndambeh771/
Ndmba732/
Ndmbi731/
Ndembaya7137/
N'Diemba7125/
Ndimbieh7115/
Ndehemba716/
Ndombi6716,468/
Ndambi6712,187/
Ndimba673,573/
Ndemwa67623/
Ndomby67309/
Ndimbi67215/
Ndenwe675/
Ndamby675/
Ndenba672/
Ndjmbi671/

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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 Ndembe
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