Ndiovu Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Ndiovu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndiovu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080

Ndiovu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ndiovu is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndiovu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ndiovu is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Ndiovu 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 Ndiovu is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Mpumalanga, where 73 percent live, Gauteng, where 9 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 8 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ndeovu831/
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N'Dibou775/
Ndeibou771/
Ndoibou771/
Ndibu736,870/
Ndevu736,680/
Ndiwu731,012/
Ndjoiwou711/
Ndibui67179/
Ndiabu67109/
Ndjobu6729/
Ndjowu6721/
Ndiawu676/
Ndebou676/
Ndjavu674/
Ndoiwu673/
Ndibau672/
Ndjjvu671/
Ndevus671/
Ndijbu671/
Ndibuh671/
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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
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  • 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
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