Ndiwu Surname

358,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,012 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ndiwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndiwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9651:54,8626,001
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ndiwu Last Name Facts

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

Ndiwu is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ndiwu.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndiwu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 358,318th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,201,132 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ndiwu are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 965 people, or 1 in 54,862. In Tanzania it is most common in: Ruvuma Region, where 87 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 10 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent live. Besides Tanzania it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndiwou917/
Ndoiwu913/
Ndibu806,870/
Nduwu8044/
Ndewu8021/
Ndivu801/
Ndibou73517/
Ndibui73179/
Ndiovu7313/
Ndivou7310/
Ndibau732/
Ndjwau731/
Ndywau731/
Ndijbu731/
Ndeibu731/
Ndibuh731/
Ndibeu731/
Ndib'u731/
Ndewuh731/
Ndeweu731/
Ndoibu731/
Nduwau731/
Ndaibou6714/
N'Dibou675/
N'Dewou672/
Ndhiovu672/
Ndoibui671/
Ndoibou671/
Ndeibou671/
Ndevu606,680/
Ndebu60274/
Nduvu606/
Ndjbu601/
Ndebhu557/
Ndebou556/
Ndebui553/
Ndebeu552/
Ndjjvu551/
Ndevus551/
N'Debou5044/
N'Debeu501/
Ndaybou501/

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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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  • 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 Ndiwu
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