Ndigbo Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Ndigbo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Ndigbo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ndigbo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ndigbo is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndigbo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,152,526th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name Ndigbo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ndigbo are found; 61 percent are found in West Africa and 61 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 3,768,995. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 36 percent are found, Rivers, where 23 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 15 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 32 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| N'Digbo | 92 | 24 | / |
| Ndiegbo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ndugbo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ndegbo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ndigba | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ndigwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| N'Degbo | 77 | 20 | / |
| Ndeigwo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ndigwou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndigwa | 67 | 135 | / |
| Ndugba | 67 | 74 | / |
| N'Daigbeu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ndegba | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ndikuo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ndikwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ndigua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndaigwa | 62 | 14 | / |
| Ndikwuo | 62 | 9 | / |
| Ndigwah | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ndigwha | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ndiggwa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ndikwou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ndikwoh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ndikuoh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ndeugba | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ndegbeu | 62 | 1 | / |
| N'Degbeu | 57 | 694 | / |
| Ndeangba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ndegwa | 50 | 44,122 | / |
| Ndikwa | 50 | 2,355 | / |
| Ndekwo | 50 | 50 | / |
| Ndikua | 50 | 27 | / |
| Ndegua | 50 | 2 | / |
| Ndicwa | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ndekuo | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Ndigbo
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