Ndhlovu Surname
Approximately 144,662 people bear this surname
Ndhlovu Surname Definition:
“Elephant” in Xosa and Zulu.
Ndhlovu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 51,966 | 1:297 | 14 |
| South Africa | 44,212 | 1:1,225 | 129 |
| Zambia | 28,427 | 1:558 | 72 |
| Malawi | 19,161 | 1:893 | 71 |
| England | 366 | 1:152,235 | 14,507 |
| Botswana | 132 | 1:16,568 | 3,236 |
| Swaziland | 101 | 1:12,853 | 583 |
| Australia | 81 | 1:333,280 | 28,364 |
| United States | 67 | 1:5,409,835 | 270,257 |
| Canada | 49 | 1:751,951 | 59,756 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Iceland | 12 | 1:31,674 | 2,357 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Ndhlovu (108) may also be a first name.
Ndhlovu Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Elephant” in Xosa and Zulu.
Ndhlovu Demographics
Ndhlovu Political Affiliation
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Ndhlovu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ndhlovu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ndhlovu occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ndhlovu.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndhlovu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ndhlovu is the 3,873rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 50,376 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndhlovu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 904,892nd most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 108 people.
The last name Ndhlovu is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 51,966 people, or 1 in 297. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 28 percent are found, Bulawayo Province, where 24 percent are found and Matabeleland North Province, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 31 percent are found and Zambia, where 20 percent are found.
Ndhlovu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ndhlovu last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.82% registered with the political party.
The amount Ndhlovu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 38.22% less than the national average, earning R 146,808 per year; in United States they earn 25.41% less than the national average, earning $32,184 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.48% less than the national average, earning $30,563 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndhlovhu | 93 | 41 | / |
| Ndhlovui | 93 | 8 | / |
| Ndlhlovu | 93 | 5 | / |
| Ndhllovu | 93 | 2 | / |
| Ndhlovou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nddhlovu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ndhloovu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ndhlovgu | 93 | 1 | / |
| N'Dhlovu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ndhloveu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ndhlhovu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ndlovu | 92 | 547,675 | / |
| Ndlhovu | 86 | 1,277 | / |
| Ndlovhu | 86 | 170 | / |
| Nhdlovu | 86 | 45 | / |
| Ndlovuu | 86 | 19 | / |
| Ndllovu | 86 | 12 | / |
| Ndlouvu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ndlohvu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nndlovu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ndlovui | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ndhlavu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nddlovu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ndlovuj | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ndlovuh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ndloivu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ndlovuy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ndhlobu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ndlovus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ndlovud | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ndliovu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ndloovu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ndlhovhu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ndhlavuu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ndlevu | 77 | 27 | / |
| Ndlobu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ndlavu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ndlowu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndlompfu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ndlabu | 62 | 85 | / |
| Ndlawu | 62 | 43 | / |
| Ndlabhu | 57 | 82 | / |
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