Ndengwa Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ndengwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndengwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1391:111,06615,254
Kenya311:1,489,67435,719
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Ndengwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ndengwa is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndengwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,185,157th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndengwa are found; 70 percent are found in Southern Africa and 70 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Ndengwa is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 111,066. In Zimbabwe Ndengwa is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 32 percent reside, Harare Province, where 30 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 16 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.

Ndengwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (80%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ndengua86105/
Ndengwe8638/
Ndengwi862/
Ndengwo861/
Nding'wa80104/
Ndenggua803/
Ndeungwe802/
Ndingkwa801/
Ndengwou801/
Ndingwat801/
Nding'hwa751/
Ndengue717,765/
Ndengui71111/
Ndengbe7138/
Ndinkwa7128/
Ndingwi7115/
Ndingwe719/
Ndingba716/
Ndingua712/
Ndengbi712/
Ndenkwe711/
Ndenkwo711/
Ndenguo711/
Ndengoue6783/
Ndingweh6712/
Ndeungue6711/
Ndengbei675/
N'Dengue671/
N'Dingba671/
Ndingbaa671/

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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 Ndengwa
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