Ndongwe Surname

177,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ndongwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndongwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,9941:7,742887
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Tanzania921:575,45236,554
Zambia651:243,84514,860
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
England351:1,591,94567,242
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Botswana41:546,73222,624
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ndongwe (94) may also be a first name.

Ndongwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ndongwe occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndongwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 177,769th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,030,165 people. The last name Ndongwe is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ndongwe reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ndongwe is also the 980,251st most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 94 people.

This surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,994 people, or 1 in 7,742. In Zimbabwe Ndongwe is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 39 percent are found, Harare Province, where 29 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 7 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ndongwie9316/
Ndoungwe9311/
Ndonggwe931/
Ndongue861,947/
Ndongwa86288/
Ndangwe86213/
Ndongbe86124/
Ndungwe8627/
Ndongwi869/
Ndoungue80315/
Ndongbea8021/
Ndoungwa8011/
Ndongoue804/
Ndeungwe802/
Ndonguea802/
N'Dongue801/
Ndohngwi801/
Ndongkwa801/
Ndangkwe801/
Ndohngwa801/
N'Dongwa801/
N'Doungue751/
Ndoumngue751/
Ndungwa713,076/
Ndongui712,083/
Ndangwa71466/
Ndungwi71303/
Ndangue71280/
Ndomgue7138/
Ndungue7111/
Ndankwe715/
Ndangbe714/
Ndunkwe714/
Ndangwi714/
Ndungbe714/
Ndomkwe713/
Ndongbi712/
Ndonkwa711/
Ndossengue711/
Ndoungui67420/
Ndoumgue6712/
N'Dangue6711/
Ndeungue6711/
Ndongboi671/
N'Dongui671/
Ndomgoue671/
Ndaangwa671/
Ndangwui671/
Ndanguei671/
Ndangoue671/

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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 Ndongwe
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