Ndowo Surname
Approximately 1,034 people bear this surname
Ndowo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 869 | 1:60,922 | 6,535 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Nigeria | 76 | 1:2,330,826 | 78,393 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Ndowo (50) may also be a first name.
Ndowo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ndowo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ndowo is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndowo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 352,406th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 7,047,917 people. The surname Ndowo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndowo are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ndowo is also the 1,412,538th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 50 people.
This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 869 people, or 1 in 60,922. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 19 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent live and Manyara Region, where 15 percent live. Barring Tanzania Ndowo occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndowou | 91 | 27 | / |
| Ndowoh | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ndouwo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ndoewo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ndouwou | 83 | 2 | / |
| N'Dowou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ndowa | 80 | 3,945 | / |
| Ndobo | 80 | 3,478 | / |
| Ndawo | 80 | 3,453 | / |
| Ndewo | 80 | 74 | / |
| Ndovo | 80 | 45 | / |
| Nduwo | 80 | 19 | / |
| Ndawou | 73 | 144 | / |
| Ndovoi | 73 | 112 | / |
| Ndoivo | 73 | 52 | / |
| Ndobou | 73 | 52 | / |
| Ndoiwa | 73 | 42 | / |
| Ndobho | 73 | 35 | / |
| Ndoboy | 73 | 34 | / |
| Ndouwa | 73 | 26 | / |
| Ndawoh | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ndhobo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ndoubo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ndewoh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ndowah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ndobuo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ndowua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ndohwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ndoovo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ndoowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ndhuwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ndhawo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ndoobo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ndowha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ndoubou | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ndouvou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ndoiboi | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Dobou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndoibou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ndowo
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