Ndogwa Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ndogwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndogwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ndogwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ndogwa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndogwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndogwa live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Ndogwa is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Shinyanga Region, where 80 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 20 percent live. Besides Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 31 percent live and Cameroon, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ndoungwa8611/
N'Dongwa861/
Ndongkwa861/
Ndohngwa861/
Ndegwa8344,122/
Ndugwa833,623/
Ndagwa83666/
Ndogwe83425/
Ndokwa83333/
Ndogba83116/
Ndogwo838/
Ndogua831/
Ndogwi831/
Ndoghwe77753/
Nduggwa7780/
Ndogbea7762/
Ndongwo779/
Ndongwi779/
Ndegwah773/
Ndougwo772/
Ndegwai771/
Ndeggwa771/
Ndogwet771/
Ndonkwa771/
Ndogbai771/
Nduugwa771/
Ndoungwo7174/
Ndoungwe7111/
Ndougwou711/
Ndouguea711/
Ndongwou711/
Ndongkwo711/
Ndonggwe711/
Ndohngwi711/
Ndaangwa711/
Ndegwaha711/
Ndugwaha711/
Ndoghweh711/
Ndoukkwa711/
Ndakwa67874/
Ndogbe67711/
Ndekwa67528/
Ndokwe67441/
Ndagba67204/
Ndukwa67123/
Ndugba6774/
Ndogue6724/
Ndokwo6722/
Ndogbo6721/
Ndagwe6717/
Ndugwe6713/
Ndogui6711/
Ndugua679/
Ndokua674/
Ndounguah671/
Ndugwi671/
Ndagua671/

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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
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  • 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 Ndogwa
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