Ndugwa Surname

125,608th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ndugwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndugwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3,2151:12,1431,996
Nigeria2341:757,02034,256
Tanzania1391:380,87527,601
England81:6,964,757184,742
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ndugwa (53) may also be a first name.

Ndugwa Last Name Facts

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

Ndugwa has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndugwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ndugwa is the 125,608th most commonly held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,011,467 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ndugwa live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 53 people.

This surname is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 3,215 people, or 1 in 12,143. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Wakiso District, where 14 percent reside, Kampala District, where 11 percent reside and Mubende District, where 10 percent reside. Other than Uganda Ndugwa occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside and Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.

Ndugwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ndugwa surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ndoungwa8611/
Ndugwaha861/
Ndigwa83135/
Ndukwa83123/
Ndugba8374/
Ndugwe8313/
Ndogwa8313/
Ndugua839/
Ndugwi831/
Ndukgwe773/
Ndugbai772/
Nduigwe772/
Ndougwo772/
Ndiggwa771/
Ndeugwe771/
Ndeugba771/
Ndugkwe771/
Ndigwah771/
Ndigwha771/
Ndoungwo7174/
Ndoungwe7111/
Ndeungwe712/
Ndouguea711/
Ndougwou711/
Ndoukkwa711/
Ndukwe6754,757/
Ndikwa672,355/
Ndukwo671,001/
Ndogwe67425/
Ndokwa67333/
Ndugbe6795/
Ndukua6729/
Ndikua6727/
Ndogwo678/
Ndugbo675/
Ndokua674/
Ndukwi672/
Ndugui672/
Ndounguah671/
Ndigua671/
Ndigwo671/
Ndogua671/
Ndugue671/
Ndogwi671/
Ndicwa671/

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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 Ndugwa
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