Ndugwe Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ndugwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndugwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ndugwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ndugwe is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndugwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ndugwe is the 5,391,485th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Ndugwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndugwe reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 31 percent live and Tanzania, where 31 percent live.

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Ndudkwe774/
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Ndukue6758/
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Ndokue674/
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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 Ndugwe
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