Ndowela Surname
Approximately 137 people bear this surname
Ndowela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Ndowela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ndowela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ndowela has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ndowela.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndowela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,518,885th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname Ndowela is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ndowela are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Ndowela is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Apart from Malawi it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Ndowela
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