Ndwai Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Ndwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Ndwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ndwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ndwai occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ndwai.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndwai? popularity and diffusion
Ndwai is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndwai are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Ndwai is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Ndwai is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 33 percent live and Liberia, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndwayi | 91 | 291 | / |
| Nndwai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ndwaai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ndwa | 89 | 121 | / |
| Ndwi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nndwa | 80 | 166 | / |
| Ndway | 80 | 21 | / |
| Ndwii | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nddwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ndhwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ndwei | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Dwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ndwah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ntwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hndwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Dwaiss | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndwaya | 73 | 636 | / |
| Nduayi | 73 | 154 | / |
| Ndwayo | 73 | 23 | / |
| Ndwiya | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ntwayi | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ndweyi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ndwoya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ndwish | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ndwaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ndwath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ndua | 67 | 3,375 | / |
| Ndui | 67 | 1,325 | / |
| Ntwa | 67 | 722 | / |
| Ndwe | 67 | 297 | / |
| Ndvi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ntwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ndba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ndbi | 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
- 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 Ndwai
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