Ndolwa Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ndolwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndolwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1701:271,64617,921
Tanzania521:1,018,10845,504
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ndolwa (27) may also be a first name.

Ndolwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ndolwa is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndolwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 961,438th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndolwa reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ndolwa is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 27 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 271,646. In Kenya Ndolwa is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 94 percent reside, Kisumu County, where 2 percent reside and Nandi County, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 19 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside.

Ndolwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ndolwa last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndolwah921/
Ndulwa83611/
Ndalwa834/
Ndolba831/
Ndolwe831/
Ndalway7753/
Ndoulba7740/
Ndoulwe771/
Ndhalwa771/
Ndolbai771/
Ndulwe67671/
Ndolbe6711/
Ndalva677/
Ndulua674/
Ndalwe671/
Ndolbi671/
Ndalua671/
Ndalba671/
Ndolue671/
Ndalbai62119/
Ndaluha621/
Ndulue501,855/
Nduluo5042/
Ndalbe5023/
Ndalvo501/
Ndalbo501/

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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 Ndolwa
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