Ndembo Surname

42,147th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Malawi

Ndembo Surname Definition:

Ndembo is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: elephant.

Ndembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4,8641:15,1891,888
Tanzania3,8171:13,8701,805
Angola1,5781:17,1032,033
Malawi1,3851:12,3601,927
Congo4031:12,3801,605
Cameroon1591:130,62314,745
Zambia811:195,67812,934
Namibia511:47,2435,945
Zimbabwe331:467,82539,606
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ndembo (189) may also be a first name.

Ndembo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ndembo is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: elephant.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ndembo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ndembo occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndembo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 42,147th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 588,180 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndembo live; 44 percent live in Central Africa and 44 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Ndembo is also the 661,310th most frequent first name globally, borne by 189 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 4,864 people, or 1 in 15,189. Beside The DR Congo it occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 31 percent are found and Angola, where 13 percent are found.

Ndembo Last Name Statistics demography

Ndembo earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.58% less than the national average, earning $25,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndembou9271/
Ndemboh9270/
Ndiembo923/
Ndetmbo921/
Ndemboa921/
Ndeambo921/
Ndeumbou8618/
Nduembou861/
Ndimbo8325,225/
Ndambo838,511/
Ndemba834,642/
Ndombo834,048/
Ndemwo831/
Ndymbo831/
Ndeamba77132/
Ndeemba7748/
Ndimbot7718/
Ndimboh7711/
Ndomboi776/
Ndimbou775/
N'Demba773/
Ndomboh773/
Ndembah772/
Ndiemba772/
Ndembeu771/
Ndemvou771/
Ndemwou771/
Ndenbou771/
Ndombuo771/
Ndiombo771/
Ndajmbo771/
Ndmba732/
N'Diemba7125/
Ndehemba716/
Ndeunbou711/
Ndeambah711/
Ndomba6740,991/
Ndamba6711,941/
Ndimba673,573/
Ndemwa67623/
Ndenba672/
Ndimwo671/
Ndimvo671/
Ndenwo671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ndembo
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