Ndlavu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ndlavu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndlavu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ndlavu Last Name Facts

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

Ndlavu is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ndlavu.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndlavu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ndlavu is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndlavu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. Not including South Africa this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ndhlovu77144,662/
Ndlhovu771,277/
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Ndlouvu775/
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Nddlovu773/
Ndloivu772/
Ndlovuh772/
Ndlovuj772/
Ndlovus771/
Ndlovuy771/
Ndlovud771/
Ndliovu771/
Ndloovu771/
Ndhlovhu7141/
Ndhlovui718/
Ndlhlovu715/
Ndlhovhu712/
Ndhllovu712/
Ndhlhovu711/
Nddhlovu711/
Ndhloovu711/
Ndhlovgu711/
N'Dhlovu711/
Ndhloveu711/
Ndhlovou711/
Ndlobu6710/
Ndlowu671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ndlavu
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