Ndume Surname

107,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Namibia

Ndume Surname Definition:

Ndume is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: brother.

Ndume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,3531:31,3983,911
Namibia1,0991:2,192333
Zimbabwe3881:39,7896,147
Cameroon2371:87,63310,590
Nigeria1441:1,230,15849,400
Zambia451:352,22018,524
Tanzania301:1,764,72047,592
England191:2,932,529101,561
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Ndume (3,363) may also be a first name.

Ndume Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ndume is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: brother.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ndume Last Name Facts

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

Ndume has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndume? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 107,333rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,676,069 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ndume live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 60 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 122,981st most commonly used first name in the world, held by 3,363 people.

The surname Ndume is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 2,353 people, or 1 in 31,398. Besides The DR Congo Ndume exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 25 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live.

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Ndumei914/
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Ndum894,644/
N'Doume8348/
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Ndoumei832/
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Ndeumie831/
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Ndome806,517/
Ndoum803,388/
Nduma802,625/
Ndime801,714/
Ndumi801,508/
Nndum809/
Ndaum804/
Ndeum803/
Nduum801/
N'Dum801/
Nduim801/
Ndouma732,144/
Ndieme73360/
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Ndoumy7336/
Ndomie7327/
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Ndumha7324/
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Ndomee7311/
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Ndaumi736/
Ndauma736/
Ndomme734/
Ndimea734/
Ndomea733/
Ndoumé731/
Ndoome731/
Ndomei731/
Nndeum731/
Ndumyi731/
Nduima731/
Ndumma731/
Ndom676,009/
N'Doumi67462/
Ndoumha67153/
N'Doumy67111/
Ndoumai6749/
N'Douma6726/
Ndumaya6725/
Ndumaha6718/
Ndommie672/
Ndoumyo672/
N'doumé671/
Ndoumma671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ndume
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