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 held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ndiwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndiwa? popularity and diffusion

Ndiwa is the 36,831st most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 508,942 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ndiwa are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 141,565th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 2,680 people.

The surname Ndiwa is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 10,588 people, or 1 in 4,362. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 44 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 38 percent live and West Pokot County, where 6 percent live. Excluding Kenya Ndiwa exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 16 percent live and Uganda, where 6 percent live.

Ndiwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Ndiway9113/
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Ndiwahe832/
Ndishwa831/
Nduwa8011,828/
Ndiba809,565/
Ndewa801,510/
Ndiwo80673/
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Ndibah7336/
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Ndyowa7332/
N'Duwa7328/
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N'Diba7318/
Ndiwoi739/
Ndihwo738/
Ndeewa737/
Ndiwou737/
Ndiewo736/
Ndhiwo733/
Ndijua733/
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Ndiwue732/
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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/
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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
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  • 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 Ndiwa
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