Ndhlema Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Ndhlema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ndhlema Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia221:720,45126,729
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Ndhlema Last Name Facts

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

Ndhlema occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndhlema? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ndhlema are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Ndhlema is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 720,451. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Lusaka Province, where 86 percent are found and Central Province, where 5 percent are found. Not including Zambia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndlema922/
Ndloma7726/
Ndlama777/
Ndlemi771/
Ndlemo771/
Ndhlomo7162/
Ndhlamo715/
Ndlomo6254/
Ndlhamo571/
Ndlhomo571/

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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 Ndhlema
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