Ndembu Surname
Approximately 1,966 people bear this surname
Ndembu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,827 | 1:40,438 | 4,982 |
| Kenya | 101 | 1:457,227 | 24,042 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Ndembu (117) may also be a first name.
Ndembu Demographics
Ndembu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ndembu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ndembu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ndembu occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ndembu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndembu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 210,038th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,706,788 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndembu live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 94 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Ndembu is also the 864,112th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 117 people.
The last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,827 people, or 1 in 40,438. Outside of The DR Congo this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 5 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Ndembu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Ndembu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.14% less than the national average, earning R 40,056 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndembou | 92 | 71 | / |
| Ndiembu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Ndembeu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ndmbu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ndeumbou | 86 | 18 | / |
| Nduembou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ndambu | 83 | 2,999 | / |
| Ndimbu | 83 | 746 | / |
| Ndombu | 83 | 123 | / |
| Ndemvu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ndombeu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ndambeu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ndimbou | 77 | 5 | / |
| N'Dimbu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ndombuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Dambu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndimbuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndimbeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndenbou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndemwou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndemvou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndambuy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndimbau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndambui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndeunbou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndienwou | 57 | 1 | / |
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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 Ndembu
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