Ndikwa Surname
Approximately 2,355 people bear this surname
Ndikwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,771 | 1:11,727 | 1,578 |
| Chad | 578 | 1:23,516 | 2,818 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ndikwa (1,293) may also be a first name.
Ndikwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ndikwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ndikwa has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ndikwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndikwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 180,834th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,094,499 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndikwa are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Ndikwa is also the 218,980th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 1,293 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,771 people, or 1 in 11,727. In Cameroon Ndikwa is most common in: Far North Region, where 51 percent reside, North Region, where 18 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon Ndikwa exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndaikwa | 92 | 628 | / |
| Ndhikwa | 92 | 94 | / |
| Ndikwah | 92 | 34 | / |
| Nddikwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ndikwe | 83 | 905 | / |
| Ndekwa | 83 | 528 | / |
| Ndigwa | 83 | 135 | / |
| Ndukwa | 83 | 123 | / |
| Ndikua | 83 | 27 | / |
| Ndikwi | 83 | 25 | / |
| Ndikwo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ndicwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ndaigwa | 77 | 14 | / |
| Ndikwuo | 77 | 9 | / |
| Nduikwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ndikwue | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ndigwha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndigwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndekw'a | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndiokwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndikwer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndikwoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndikwou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndiggwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nndaikwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ngyikwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndekwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nndiekwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndegwa | 67 | 44,122 | / |
| Ndugwa | 67 | 3,623 | / |
| Ndukwo | 67 | 1,001 | / |
| Ndigwe | 67 | 472 | / |
| Ndekwe | 67 | 150 | / |
| Ndekwo | 67 | 50 | / |
| Ndukua | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ndikuo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ndigba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ndigwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndigua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndicwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndekua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndykwe | 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 Ndikwa
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