Ndiyama Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ndiyama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndiyama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Ndiyama (27) may also be a first name.

Ndiyama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ndiyama is found most in Cameroon. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndiyama? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ndiyama is the 5,587,209th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndiyama live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Chadic Africa. Ndiyama is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 27 people.

It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 2,076,907. In Cameroon Ndiyama is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live and Zambia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndoyama86208/
Ndeyama8641/
Ndayama8634/
Ndiyema868/
Nduyama861/
Ndayamma8010/
Ndouyama802/
Ndioyema801/
Ndiema7711,584/
Ndeama77185/
Ndaima77134/
Ndyema7750/
Ndoima779/
Ndauma776/
Ndeima773/
Nduima771/
Ndioyemma751/
Ndojima7195/
Ndayima7135/
Ndayema7122/
Ndahuma7119/
Ndajuma716/
Ndyemai712/
Ndajima711/
Ndaimah711/
Ndajama711/
Ndayamajje711/
Ndeyamo711/
Ndoyamo711/
N'Diema711/
Ndiemah711/
Ndime671,714/
Ndame671,568/
Ndamé672/

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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 Ndiyama
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