Ndemela Surname
Approximately 1,330 people bear this surname
Ndemela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,253 | 1:42,252 | 4,803 |
| Zimbabwe | 52 | 1:296,889 | 30,036 |
| Zambia | 21 | 1:754,758 | 27,278 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Ndemela (120) may also be a first name.
Ndemela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ndemela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ndemela is most common in Tanzania. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndemela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ndemela is the 288,408th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,479,358 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndemela reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 852,104th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 120 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,253 people, or 1 in 42,252. In Tanzania Ndemela is most prevalent in: Simiyu Region, where 23 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 20 percent reside and Geita Region, where 16 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside and Zambia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndiemela | 93 | 3 | / |
| Ndemele | 86 | 30 | / |
| Ndamela | 86 | 11 | / |
| Ndimela | 86 | 10 | / |
| Ndomela | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ndemila | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ndemala | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ndemalia | 80 | 23 | / |
| Ndiemele | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ndamelah | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ndemeele | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ndimelya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ndemalla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ndemaleah | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ndimila | 71 | 2,908 | / |
| Ndimele | 71 | 1,556 | / |
| Ndomelo | 71 | 137 | / |
| Ndamala | 71 | 114 | / |
| Ndomola | 71 | 83 | / |
| Ndemalo | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ndimala | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ndemile | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ndimeli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndymele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndimola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndomila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndomala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndamalya | 67 | 112 | / |
| Ndiomelo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ndimelei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ndamalia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ndomolai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndimiele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndimalai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndemalio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndemaleu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndiomele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nddamala | 67 | 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 Ndemela
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