Ndhlovu Surname

3,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144,662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ndhlovu Surname Definition:

“Elephant” in Xosa and Zulu.

Ndhlovu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe51,9661:29714
South Africa44,2121:1,225129
Zambia28,4271:55872
Malawi19,1611:89371
England3661:152,23514,507
Botswana1321:16,5683,236
Swaziland1011:12,853583
Australia811:333,28028,364
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Canada491:751,95159,756
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Iceland121:31,6742,357
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Wales51:618,90625,852
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

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.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Ndhlovu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ndhlovu is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ndhlovu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndhlovu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,873rd most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 50,376 people. It is primarily found 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 given name world-wide It is held by 108 people.

It is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 51,966 people, or 1 in 297. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 28 percent live, Bulawayo Province, where 24 percent live and Matabeleland North Province, where 11 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe it is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 31 percent live and Zambia, where 20 percent live.

Ndhlovu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ndhlovu last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 81.82% registered to vote for the 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.

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Ndhloveu931/
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Ndlovu92547,675/
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Ndhlavu864/
Nddlovu863/
Ndlovuj862/
Ndlovuh862/
Ndloivu862/
Ndlovuy861/
Ndhlobu861/
Ndlovus861/
Ndlovud861/
Ndliovu861/
Ndloovu861/
Ndlhovhu802/
Ndhlavuu801/
Ndlevu7727/
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Ndlowu771/
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