Ndembwa Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ndembwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndembwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Ndembwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ndembwa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndembwa? popularity and diffusion

Ndembwa is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Ndembwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndembwa reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 90 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 10 percent live. Other than Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 29 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndimbwa868,168/
Ndambwa86471/
Ndembwe86122/
Ndembwi861/
Ndombwa861/
Ndambua7162/
Ndimbwe7122/
Ndembue715/
Ndimbua712/
Ndombua711/
Ndemboue6712/
Ndimbue5721/
Ndimpwo571/
Ndombuo571/

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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 Ndembwa
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