Ndottiwa Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ndottiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ndottiwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1431:1,238,76149,638
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Ndottiwa (159) may also be a first name.

Ndottiwa Last Name Facts

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

Ndottiwa has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ndottiwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndottiwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ndottiwa is the 1,295,379th most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndottiwa are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 727,628th most commonly occurring given name globally It is held by 159 people.

The surname Ndottiwa is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 1,238,761. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Adamawa, where 66 percent are found, Borno, where 21 percent are found and Yobe, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and Chad, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
N'Dottiwa941/
Ndotiwa9313/
Ndetaiwa754/
Ndatoiwa751/
Ndatuwa6737/
Ndotebi6734/
Ndetaywa631/
Ndottiouhou631/
Ndatibai631/
Ndateba5335/
Ndatibo534/
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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 Ndottiwa
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