Ndlela Surname

13,952nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Ndlela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndlela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa35,7271:1,516180
Swaziland2,2231:58493
Zimbabwe1,9011:8,121945
England661:844,21344,691
Botswana171:128,64318,229
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Lesotho121:169,38013,459
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Ndlela (524) may also be a first name.

Ndlela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ndlela is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Ndlela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndlela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 13,952nd most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 182,257 people. The surname Ndlela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndlela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ndlela is also the 368,711th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 524 people.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 35,727 people, or 1 in 1,516. In South Africa Ndlela is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 63 percent reside, Gauteng, where 14 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 13 percent reside. Besides South Africa Ndlela is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Swaziland, where 6 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside.

Ndlela Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ndlela earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 38.32% less than the national average, earning R 146,580 per year and in United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndhlela922,916/
Ndlhela922/
Ndlelea922/
Ndllela921/
Ndlala834,483/
Ndlelo83162/
Ndlele839/
Ndlola837/
Ndleli834/
Ndlila831/
Ndellelya802/
Ndhlele7710/
Ndlahla772/
Ndhlola771/
Ndlhala771/
Ndhleli771/
Ndlolo6726/
Ndlalo6712/
Ndlili672/
Ndelehelo671/
Ndhlala62763/
Ndhlolo621/
Ndhlalo621/
Ndhlahla572/

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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 Ndlela
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