Ndenya Surname
Approximately 297 people bear this surname
Ndenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 1:482,445 | 40,356 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Ndenya (21) may also be a first name.
Ndenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ndenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ndenya occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndenya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 899,940th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 24,537,192 people. The last name Ndenya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndenya live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 21 people.
The last name is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 235 people, or 1 in 72,847. Beside Malawi this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside and Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndienya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ndinya | 83 | 1,229 | / |
| Ndenea | 83 | 62 | / |
| Ndenia | 83 | 31 | / |
| Ndenha | 83 | 9 | / |
| Ndenja | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ndenyo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ndegna | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ndengea | 77 | 57 | / |
| Ndinyah | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ndengia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ndinyad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndenjia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndinyo | 67 | 615 | / |
| Ndinia | 67 | 36 | / |
| Ndigna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ndinja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndjnja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndoinyo | 62 | 168 | / |
| Ndingia | 62 | 35 | / |
| Ndinyoh | 62 | 4 | / |
| Ndenjeu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Ndinjia | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ndenjou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ndenjoh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ndionjay | 57 | 5 | / |
| Ndoingia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ndinaayo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ndengeho | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ndionjah | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ndeunjioh | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ndinho | 50 | 133 | / |
| Ndinjo | 50 | 19 | / |
| Ndinio | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ndigno | 50 | 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 Ndenya
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