Ndobya Surname

478,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ndobya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndobya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6931:56,3346,641
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Ndobya (18) may also be a first name.

Ndobya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ndobya is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndobya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 478,963rd most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 10,455,590 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndobya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ndobya is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 18 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 693 people, or 1 in 56,334. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kasese District, where 74 percent live, Bundibugyo District, where 16 percent live and Mayuge District, where 2 percent live. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndhobya928/
Ndobia8370/
Ndovya8342/
Ndebya8335/
Ndabya834/
Ndobea834/
Ndobyo833/
Ndubya833/
Ndoweya7762/
Ndoubia7719/
Ndeebya772/
Ndouvya771/
Ndhabya771/
Ndabyay771/
Ndobejia711/
Ndabyo67582/
Ndubia67138/
Ndowia67109/
Ndebia6778/
Ndabea6727/
Ndovia6722/
Ndubea6713/
Ndabia6712/
Nduvya674/
Ndowea672/
Ndowyo671/
Ndawya671/
Ndovea671/
Ndoubio6219/
Ndaweya629/
N'Dabia625/
Ndampya621/
Ndubiat621/
Nduvy'a621/
Ndouhbio571/
Ndabeo5042/
Ndebio504/
Ndawia501/
Ndavia501/

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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 Ndobya
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