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

The last name Ndingu is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndingu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 404,308th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 8,405,474 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndingu reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 13 people.

Ndingu is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 705 people, or 1 in 75,094. In Tanzania Ndingu is primarily concentrated in: Geita Region, where 69 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 28 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Kenya, where 6 percent live.

Ndingu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ndingu surname is predominantly 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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