Ndiwa Surname

36,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ndiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya10,5881:4,362626
DR Congo2,3531:31,3983,911
Uganda8671:45,0285,602
South Africa2471:219,34323,014
Indonesia1341:986,93472,456
Cameroon871:238,72523,654
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Ndiwa (2,680) may also be a first name.

Ndiwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ndiwa is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ndiwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndiwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 36,831st most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 508,942 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ndiwa live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 141,565th most widely held given name world-wide It is held by 2,680 people.

It is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 10,588 people, or 1 in 4,362. In Kenya Ndiwa is most frequent in: Bungoma County, where 44 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 38 percent reside and West Pokot County, where 6 percent reside. Beside Kenya this last name exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside and Uganda, where 6 percent reside.

Ndiwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Ndiwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.06% less than the national average, earning R 106,788 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ndiway9113/
Ndiwah9110/
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Ndeiwa914/
Ndiewa912/
Ndihwa911/
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Ndiwahe832/
Ndishwa831/
Nduwa8011,828/
Ndiba809,565/
Ndewa801,510/
Ndiwo80673/
Ndiwe80391/
Ndiva80207/
Ndiwi806/
Ndjwa801/
Ndhuwa73486/
Ndibah7336/
Ndibai7335/
Ndyowa7332/
N'Duwa7328/
Ndewai7320/
N'Diba7318/
Ndiwoi739/
Ndihwo738/
Ndeewa737/
Ndiwou737/
Ndiewo736/
Ndhiwo733/
Ndijua733/
Ndaiwe733/
Ndeswa733/
Ndiwue732/
Ndibau732/
Ndivha732/
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Ndhiba732/
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Ndaîwa731/
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Ndjwau731/
Ndivai731/
Nndywa731/
Nndiba731/
Ndeawa731/
Ndiwiy731/
Ndeiva731/
Ndeywa731/
Ndiwho731/
Nduwau731/
Nduiwe731/
Ndibea731/
Nduiba731/
Ndehwa731/
Ndeiba731/
Ndewah731/
Ndioua731/
Ndiova731/
Ndiowe731/
Ndibha731/
Ndywau731/
Ndishua6778/
Nduwaha679/
Ndeivai675/
N'Dioua674/
Ndichua672/
Ndiba'a671/
Ndiowoh671/
Ndewaya671/
Ndeshwa671/
Ndibaha671/
N'Deiba671/
Ndivoha671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ndiwa
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