Ndengu Surname

101,492nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Ndengu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndengu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1,3951:1,727244
DR Congo1,3891:53,1896,411
Malawi5231:32,7334,882
Zimbabwe5061:30,5104,695
Kenya4291:107,6459,251
Tanzania3111:170,23014,948
Cameroon461:451,50137,608
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England31:18,572,686338,250
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ndengu (86) may also be a first name.

Ndengu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ndengu is found most in Namibia. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndengu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ndengu is the 101,492nd most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,566,204 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ndengu reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ndengu is also the 1,032,266th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 86 people.

Ndengu is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is borne by 1,395 people, or 1 in 1,727. In Namibia Ndengu is most common in: Oshikoto Region, where 33 percent live, Khomas Region, where 16 percent live and Oshana Region, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Namibia this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 30 percent live and Malawi, where 11 percent live.

Ndengu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ndengu last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Ndengu earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 9.5% more than the national average, earning R 260,208 per year and in United States they earn 27.77% less than the national average, earning $31,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndiengu9276/
Ndengou9240/
Ndoengu9210/
Ndeangu926/
Ndeng'u924/
Ndeengu923/
Ndeingu921/
Nduengu921/
Ndenguu921/
Ndeungu921/
Ndenu91510/
Ndeungou861/
N'Diengu861/
Ndingu83867/
Ndenou8324/
Ndienu832/
N'Denghou801/
Ndgu801/
Ndienou7710/
Ndunguu777/
Nding'u776/
Ndeunou773/
N'Denou773/
Ndiongu771/
Nduungu771/
Ndemgou771/
N'Dngou771/
Ndinu7352/
Ndiongou712/
Ndingouh711/
N'Dienou711/
Ndinou6749/
Ndionu6737/
Nduinu6734/
Ndinhu671/
Ndemheu624/
Ndignou623/
Ndinhou621/
Nthgu553/

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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 Ndengu
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