Ndunwa Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ndunwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ndunwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1041:1,703,29662,619
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ndunwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ndunwa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndunwa? popularity and diffusion

Ndunwa is the 1,785,358th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndunwa reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 1,703,296. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Enugu, where 46 percent live, Ondo, where 20 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Beside Nigeria Ndunwa exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndounwa921/
Ndaunwa921/
Ndumwa8374/
Ndunba836/
Ndunwi831/
Ndonwa831/
Ndounwo7716/
Ndounwe772/
Ndoumwa772/
Ndoumway711/
Ndumba6743,646/
Ndonwi671,020/
Ndonwe6716/
Ndumwe674/
Ndonwo673/
Ndunue672/
Ndumva672/
Ndunbi671/
Ndunby671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ndunwa
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