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
The last name Ndemela is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndemela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ndemela is the 288,408th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,479,358 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndemela are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ndemela is also the 852,104th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 120 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,253 people, or 1 in 42,252. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Simiyu Region, where 23 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 20 percent live and Geita Region, where 16 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Ndemela exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live and Zambia, where 2 percent live.
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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