Ndigwe Surname

642,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ndigwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndigwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4441:398,97020,963
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England41:13,929,515290,718
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ndigwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ndigwe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndigwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ndigwe is the 642,991st most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 15,439,716 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Ndigwe live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Ndigwe is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 444 people, or 1 in 398,970. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 21 percent are found, Plateau, where 14 percent are found and Abia, where 9 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Ndigwe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ndigwe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 94.97% less than the national average, earning R 11,952 per year and in United States they earn 16.75% more than the national average, earning $50,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nduigwe922/
Ndiegwe921/
Ndeigwe921/
Ndigwue921/
Ndikwe83905/
Ndegwe83261/
Ndigwa83135/
Ndigue8330/
Ndugwe8313/
Ndigbe833/
Ndicwe831/
Ndeegwe7716/
Ndaigwa7714/
Nduikwe773/
Ndukgwe773/
Ndhegwe772/
Ndikwue772/
Ndigwha771/
Ndiokwe771/
Ndugkwe771/
Ndaigue771/
Ndeugwe771/
Ndikgue771/
Ndikwer771/
Ndiggue771/
Ndiggwa771/
Ndiguei771/
Ndegw7362/
Nndaikwe713/
Ndeingue712/
Nndiekwe711/
Ndukwe6754,757/
Ndegwa6744,122/
Ndikwa672,355/
Ndegue67629/
Ndigui67493/
Ndekwe67150/
Ndegbe6778/
Ndikwi6725/
Ndugwi671/
Ndigua671/
Ndicwa671/
Ndugue671/
Ndykwe671/

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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 Ndigwe
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