Ndungwe Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ndungwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndungwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ndungwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ndungwe is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ndungwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndungwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndungwe are found; 52 percent are found in Southern Africa and 52 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 1,187,557. In Zimbabwe Ndungwe is mostly found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 54 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 46 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 percent reside and Tanzania, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndoungwe9311/
Ndeungwe932/
Ndungwa863,076/
Ndongwe862,405/
Ndungwi86303/
Ndungue8611/
Ndungbe864/
Ndunkwe864/
Ndoungue80315/
Ndongwie8016/
Ndoungwa8011/
Ndeungue8011/
Ndonggwe801/
Ndeungoue7542/
N'Doungue751/
Ndoumngue751/
Ndongwa71288/
Ndongwi719/
Ndungui711/
Ndungbi711/
Ndumgue711/
Ndoungui67420/
Ndoumgue6712/
N'Dongwa671/
N'Dongue671/
Ndongkwa671/
Ndounguih631/
Ndoumgoue631/
Ndeunkoue631/
Ndeuncoue631/
Ndonkwa571/

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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 Ndungwe
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