Ndungu Surname
Approximately 78,545 people bear this surname
Ndungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 70,212 | 1:658 | 95 |
| Sudan | 3,640 | 1:10,305 | 1,452 |
| DR Congo | 1,765 | 1:41,858 | 5,132 |
| Uganda | 1,039 | 1:37,574 | 4,853 |
| United States | 554 | 1:654,258 | 52,414 |
| Zambia | 282 | 1:56,205 | 5,162 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| England | 139 | 1:400,849 | 27,632 |
| United Arab Emirates | 129 | 1:71,025 | 6,694 |
| South Africa | 113 | 1:479,449 | 39,619 |
| Zimbabwe | 105 | 1:147,031 | 18,799 |
| Tanzania | 99 | 1:534,764 | 34,532 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Burundi | 9 | 1:1,089,428 | 846 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
The alternate forms: Ndungú (114) are calculated separately.
Ndungu (18,991) may also be a first name.
Ndungu Demographics
Average Male Ndungu Height
172.25 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ndungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ndungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ndungu is most common in Kenya. It may be found in the variant forms: Ndungú. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndungu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ndungu is the 7,227th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 92,782 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ndungu live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 39,319th most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 18,991 people.
The surname Ndungu is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 70,212 people, or 1 in 658. In Kenya Ndungu is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 18 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 18 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it occurs in 59 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 5 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.
Ndungu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Ndungu surname are 34.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ndungu earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 46.32% less than the national average, earning R 127,560 per year; in United States they earn 8.44% less than the national average, earning $39,509 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.14% less than the national average, earning $48,123 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndungú | 94 | 114 | / |
| Ndung'u | 92 | 70,060 | / |
| Ndun'gu | 92 | 434 | / |
| Ndu'ngu | 92 | 13 | / |
| Ndunguu | 92 | 7 | / |
| Ndunguh | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nd'ungu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nduungu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ndeungu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ndugu | 91 | 1,431 | / |
| Ndunu | 91 | 343 | / |
| Ndoungou | 86 | 1,207 | / |
| Nd'ung'u | 86 | 9 | / |
| Ndeungou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ndongu | 83 | 1,197 | / |
| Nduinu | 83 | 34 | / |
| Ndughu | 83 | 14 | / |
| Nduggu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nduugu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ndugut | 83 | 1 | / |
| N'Dugu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nduigu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ndunou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ndugnu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ndug'u | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ndu'gu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ndougu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ndhugu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ndaugu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ndoungueu | 80 | 31 | / |
| N'Doungou | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ndoutngou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ndougou | 77 | 866 | / |
| Ndounou | 77 | 498 | / |
| Ndongou | 77 | 46 | / |
| Ndong'u | 77 | 25 | / |
| Ndughut | 77 | 14 | / |
| Ndoengu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ndung'ú | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ndeunou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ndouguh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndogu | 73 | 40 | / |
| Ndeugueu | 71 | 19 | / |
| N'Dongou | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ndoughou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ndongheu | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Dougou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndoguh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ndoumgueu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ndhogu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ndoguu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ndugoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Doughou | 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
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- 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 Ndungu
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