Ndigwa Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Ndigwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 52 | 1:888,075 | 32,885 |
| Cameroon | 39 | 1:532,540 | 42,124 |
| Uganda | 33 | 1:1,183,008 | 47,935 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ndigwa (107) may also be a first name.
Ndigwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ndigwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ndigwa is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndigwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ndigwa is the 1,537,949th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndigwa reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 39 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 910,230th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 107 people.
This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 888,075. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 65 percent reside, Tharaka Nithi County, where 17 percent reside and Kirinyaga County, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Ndigwa occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 29 percent reside and Uganda, where 24 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndaigwa | 92 | 14 | / |
| Ndigwha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ndigwah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ndiggwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ndegwa | 83 | 44,122 | / |
| Ndugwa | 83 | 3,623 | / |
| Ndikwa | 83 | 2,355 | / |
| Ndigwe | 83 | 472 | / |
| Ndigba | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ndigwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ndigua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ndicwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ndaikwa | 77 | 628 | / |
| Ndhikwa | 77 | 94 | / |
| Nduggwa | 77 | 80 | / |
| Ndikwah | 77 | 34 | / |
| Ndegwah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ndeigwo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nduigwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ndiegwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndeigwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nduugwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndigwou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndegwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndeggwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndigwue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nddikwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndegwaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndugwaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndikwe | 67 | 905 | / |
| Ndekwa | 67 | 528 | / |
| Ndigui | 67 | 493 | / |
| Ndegwe | 67 | 261 | / |
| Ndukwa | 67 | 123 | / |
| Ndigbo | 67 | 77 | / |
| Ndigue | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ndegba | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ndikua | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ndikwi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ndikwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ndigbe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ndegua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ndicwe | 67 | 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 Ndigwa
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