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 has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndongwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ndongwe is the 177,769th most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,030,165 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ndongwe are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Ndongwe is also the 980,251st most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 94 people.

The last name Ndongwe is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,994 people, or 1 in 7,742. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 39 percent reside, Harare Province, where 29 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 7 percent reside and Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.

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Ndonggwe931/
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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/
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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 Ndongwe
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