Ndukwe Surname

10,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ndukwe Surname User-submission:

The Ndukwe surname comes from the popular historic Igbo tribe in eastern part of Nigeria, Africa. Most populous black Nation on the planet and important Agricultural and mineral Country in West Africa.

The surname means 'if life agrees to stay' or 'if life will let me'.

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Ndukwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria52,2451:3,391459
Togo9451:7,6701,744
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Kenya4091:112,9099,598
United States3851:941,45270,347
England2211:252,11820,374
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France21:33,211,361423,184
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Ndukwe (9,345) may also be a first name.

Ndukwe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ndukwe surname comes from the popular historic Igbo tribe in eastern part of Nigeria, Africa. Most populous black Nation on the planet and important Agricultural and mineral Country in West Africa.

The surname means 'if life agrees to stay' or 'if life will let me'. Both the same in interpretation, it is a traditional surname connected with spirituality and religion. People with this surname attest to the fact that they are spiritually rooted, believe in a higher power or powers, with a purpose on earth and convinced of immortality and eternity.

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Ndukwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ndukwe is most common in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ndukwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndukwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ndukwe is the 10,272nd most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 133,089 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ndukwe are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ndukwe is also the 64,135th most commonly held given name globally, held by 9,345 people.

The last name Ndukwe is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 52,245 people, or 1 in 3,391. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Abia, where 29 percent live, Imo, where 20 percent live and Anambra, where 11 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 2 percent live and Ghana, where 1 percent live.

Ndukwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Ndukwe surname are 12.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.82% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ndukwe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.6% less than the national average, earning R 233,832 per year; in United States they earn 3.64% more than the national average, earning $44,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.66% less than the national average, earning $47,864 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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