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 occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Ndungú. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndungu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,227th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 92,782 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ndungu live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ndungu is also the 39,319th most common first name globally It is held by 18,991 people.
The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 70,212 people, or 1 in 658. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 18 percent live, Nakuru County, where 18 percent live and Nairobi County, where 14 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 59 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 5 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
Ndungu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Ndungu last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Ndungu are 34.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88% registered to vote for the 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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- 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 Ndungu
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