Ndilayi Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Ndilayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndilayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2171:73,0416,311
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ndilayi (11) may also be a first name.

Ndilayi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ndilayi is most common in Zambia. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndilayi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,115,011th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndilayi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ndilayi is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used given name in the world, held by 11 people.

The surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 217 people, or 1 in 73,041. In Zambia Ndilayi is most common in: North-Western Province, where 59 percent are found, Western Province, where 20 percent are found and Southern Province, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Zambia Ndilayi occurs in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndilai92376/
Ndilay923/
Ndilayo8651/
Ndilaye862/
Ndailay861/
Ndailai861/
Ndelayi861/
Ndielayo801/
Ndilau779/
Ndelai773/
Ndilae772/
Ndilye771/
Ndilie771/
Ndilei771/
Ndeleyi7161/
Ndileya7158/
Ndelaya7116/
Ndelayo715/
Ndilija714/
Ndileyo713/
Ndulayo712/
Ndeulai712/
Ndulayu711/
Ndilaha711/

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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 Ndilayi
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