Ndhlela Surname

151,087th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ndhlela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndhlela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,6081:9,6011,192
South Africa1,2911:41,9665,375
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
England21:27,859,030389,889
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ndhlela (23) may also be a first name.

Ndhlela Last Name Facts

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

Ndhlela occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndhlela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 151,087th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,499,158 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndhlela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 23 people.

The surname Ndhlela is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,608 people, or 1 in 9,601. In Zimbabwe Ndhlela is primarily concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 51 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 11 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 10 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 44 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Ndhlela Last Name Statistics demography

Ndhlela earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14.81% less than the national average, earning R 202,440 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndlela9239,985/
Ndhlala86763/
Ndhlele8610/
Ndlhela862/
Ndlelea862/
Ndhlola861/
Ndllela861/
Ndhleli861/
Ndhlahla802/
Ndlelo77162/
Ndlele779/
Ndlola777/
Ndleli774/
Ndlila771/
Ndellelya752/
Ndlahla712/
Ndlhala711/
Ndhlolo711/
Ndhlalo711/
Ndelehelo631/
Ndlala624,483/
Ndlolo6226/
Ndlalo6212/
Ndlili622/

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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 Ndhlela
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