Ndungwa Surname
Approximately 3,076 people bear this surname
Ndungwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,906 | 1:15,891 | 1,901 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Zimbabwe | 57 | 1:270,846 | 28,330 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Ndungwa (779) may also be a first name.
Ndungwa Demographics
Ndungwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ndungwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ndungwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ndungwa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndungwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 144,454th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,369,163 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndungwa live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 293,989th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 779 people.
It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,906 people, or 1 in 15,891. In Kenya Ndungwa is mostly found in: Machakos County, where 41 percent reside, Makueni County, where 33 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.
Ndungwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndoungwa | 93 | 11 | / |
| Ndungwi | 86 | 303 | / |
| Ndongwa | 86 | 288 | / |
| Ndungba | 86 | 55 | / |
| Ndungwe | 86 | 27 | / |
| Ndungua | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ndoungwo | 80 | 74 | / |
| Ndoungwe | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ndeungwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| N'Dongwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ndoungba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ndongkwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ndounguah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ndongwe | 71 | 2,405 | / |
| Ndumkwa | 71 | 172 | / |
| Ndungue | 71 | 11 | / |
| Ndongwo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ndongwi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ndungbo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ndunkwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ndungbe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ndungui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndunkua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndungbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndonkwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndoungui | 67 | 420 | / |
| Ndoungue | 67 | 315 | / |
| Ndongwie | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ndeungue | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ndoungbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndongwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndongkwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndonggwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndeungoue | 63 | 42 | / |
| Ndounguih | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ndoumngue | 63 | 1 | / |
| N'Doungue | 63 | 1 | / |
| N'Dounguou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ndumgue | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ndonkwo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ndoumgue | 53 | 12 | / |
| N'Donguo | 53 | 7 | / |
| N'Dongue | 53 | 1 | / |
| N'Donguou | 50 | 10 | / |
| Ndoumgoue | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ndeunkoue | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ndeuncoue | 50 | 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 Ndungwa
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