Ndwale Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ndwale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndwale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1021:452,74423,898
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227

Ndwale (13) may also be a first name.

Ndwale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ndwale occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndwale? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,589,322nd most widely held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndwale live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ndwale is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 13 people.

It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 452,744. In Kenya Ndwale is most numerous in: Machakos County, where 93 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 4 percent are found and Busia County, where 1 percent are found. Other than Kenya Ndwale occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Ndwale Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ndwale surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndwaule921/
Ntwale83941/
Ndwala8391/
Ndwali8350/
Nduale8322/
Ndwele836/
Ndwile831/
Hndwaleeh801/
Ntwaele7744/
Ndwaala7710/
Ndwaula771/
Ntwal73192/
Ndual7315/
Ndwayala711/
Ntwali6715,797/
Ntwala67263/
Nduala67235/
Nduele67123/
Nduole6722/
Nduali676/
Ntwele676/
Ntuale671/
Nthwala624/
Ntwaali623/
N'Twali621/
Ntwaala621/
Ntual55222/
Ntuala502,007/
Ntuali5057/
Ntuele503/

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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 Ndwale
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