Ndingu Surname

404,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ndingu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndingu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7051:75,0947,813
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Kenya521:888,07532,885
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Ndingu (13) may also be a first name.

Ndingu Last Name Facts

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

Ndingu is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ndingu.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndingu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ndingu is the 404,308th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 8,405,474 people. The last name Ndingu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndingu reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ndingu is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held given name at a global level It is held by 13 people.

The surname Ndingu is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 705 people, or 1 in 75,094. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Geita Region, where 69 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 28 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and Kenya, where 6 percent reside.

Ndingu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndiengu9276/
Nding'u926/
Ndeingu921/
Ndiongu921/
Ndinu9152/
Ndiongou862/
N'Diengu861/
Ndingouh861/
Ndengu834,653/
Ndinou8349/
Ndionu8337/
Nduinu8334/
Ndienu832/
Ndinhu831/
Ndgu801/
Ndengou7740/
Ndienou7710/
Ndoengu7710/
Ndunguu777/
Ndeangu776/
Ndeng'u774/
Ndignou773/
Ndeengu773/
Ndinhou771/
Nduungu771/
Nduengu771/
Ndenguu771/
Ndeungu771/
N'Dngou771/
Ndenu73510/
Ndeungou711/
N'Dienou711/
Ndenou6724/
N'Denghou671/
Ndeunou623/
N'Denou623/
Ndemgou621/
Nthgu553/

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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 Ndingu
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