Ndwaka Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ndwaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndwaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Ndwaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ndwaka is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndwaka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ndwaka is the 4,772,636th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. Ndwaka is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndwaka live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Ndwaka is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Ndwaka is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 92 percent are found and Delta, where 8 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 24 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nduaka83366/
Ndweka834/
Ntwaka832/
Ndvaka831/
Ndwaki831/
Ndwako831/
Nduako67282/
Ntweka6773/
Ndueka674/
Nduake671/
Ntwako671/
Ntwaiko621/
Ntuako5023/
Ndboke504/
Ntuake504/
Ndueko501/

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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
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  • 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 Ndwaka
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