Ndiovu Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Ndiovu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Ndiovu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ndiovu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ndiovu is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndiovu? popularity and diffusion
Ndiovu is the 5,391,485th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Ndiovu live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Mpumalanga, where 73 percent reside, Gauteng, where 9 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 8 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndhiovu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ndivu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ndjovu | 83 | 828 | / |
| Ndibou | 83 | 517 | / |
| Ndivou | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ndiwou | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ndeovu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ndaibou | 77 | 14 | / |
| N'Dibou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ndeibou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndoibou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndibu | 73 | 6,870 | / |
| Ndevu | 73 | 6,680 | / |
| Ndiwu | 73 | 1,012 | / |
| Ndjoiwou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndibui | 67 | 179 | / |
| Ndiabu | 67 | 109 | / |
| Ndjobu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ndjowu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ndiawu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ndebou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ndjavu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ndoiwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ndibau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ndjjvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndevus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndijbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndibuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndibeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndib'u | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndoibu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndeibu | 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 Ndiovu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis