Ndewa Surname

260,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Ndewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6651:69,4436,605
Indonesia4661:283,79725,480
Tanzania1381:383,63527,683
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Luxembourg351:16,5873,734
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ndewa (1,062) may also be a first name.

Ndewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ndewa is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndewa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 260,172nd most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,826,189 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Ndewa live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 245,583rd most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 1,062 people.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 665 people, or 1 in 69,443. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kitui County, where 48 percent are found, Kilifi County, where 34 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Ndewa is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 31 percent are found and Tanzania, where 9 percent are found.

Ndewa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ndewa surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Ndewa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.58% less than the national average, earning R 31,896 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndewai9120/
Ndeewa917/
Ndeiwa914/
Ndeswa913/
Ndeuwa912/
Ndiewa912/
Ndewah911/
Ndeywa911/
Ndeawa911/
Ndehwa911/
Ndewaya831/
Ndeshwa831/
Ndiwa8014,319/
Ndawa805,043/
Ndeba802,134/
Ndewe80360/
Ndeva80341/
Ndewi80182/
Ndewo8074/
Ndjwa801/
Ndebha73120/
Ndebai73110/
Ndawai7396/
Ndawah7359/
Ndewej7355/
Ndeeba7348/
Ndebay7343/
Ndoiwa7342/
Ndyowa7332/
Ndawua7328/
Ndhiwa7315/
Ndiway7313/
Ndiwah7310/
Ndiewo736/
Ndevai735/
Ndahwa734/
Ndiwai734/
N'Diwa734/
Ndebea733/
Ndewoh733/
Ndowah733/
N'Deba733/
N'Dawa733/
Ndhawa733/
Ndowua732/
Ndohwa732/
Ndowea732/
Ndywau731/
Ndewei731/
Ndeweu731/
Ndoewo731/
Nndywa731/
Ndovea731/
Ndejwe731/
Ndjwau731/
Ndaîwa731/
N'Dewe731/
Ndeiba731/
Ndihwa731/
Ndesua731/
Ndowha731/
Ndawaa731/
Ndeewe731/
Ndewii731/
Ndeaba731/
Ndibea731/
Ndaiwa731/
N'Dewi731/
Ndaway731/
Ndeabo731/
Ndeawe731/
Ndehba731/
Ndaawa731/
Ndeiva731/
Ndeewii676/
Ndeivai675/
Ndiwahe672/
Ndevgai672/
Ndechua672/
N'Dewou672/
Ndewesh671/
Ndewhee671/
Ndewije671/
Ndishwa671/
Ndewiss671/
N'Deiba671/
Ndawaih671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Ndewa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis