Ndembwe Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ndembwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ndembwe 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
Tanzania551:962,57544,906
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524

Ndembwe (10) may also be a first name.

Ndembwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ndembwe has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndembwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,637,889th most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name Ndembwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndembwe live; 51 percent live in Central Africa and 51 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Ndembwe is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 962,575. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Njombe Region, where 98 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Ndembwe is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 30 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 22 percent reside.

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
Ndambwe861,751/
Ndimbwe8622/
Ndembwa8614/
Ndembue865/
Ndembwi861/
Ndombwe861/
Ndemboue8012/
Ndimbwa718,168/
Ndimbue7121/
Ndambwi711/
Ndambui571/
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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 Ndembwe
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