Ndwamba Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ndwamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndwamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe661:233,91325,760
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ndwamba Last Name Facts

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

Ndwamba is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ndwamba.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndwamba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,255,512th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndwamba reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 233,913. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 48 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 27 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndwambi861,074/
Ndwambe8672/
Ntwamba861/
Nduamba861/
Nndwambi80523/
Ndwammbi80277/
Ndwammbe803/
Nndwammbi75442/
Ntuamba7134/
Ntwambi711/
Ntwambe711/
Nduambe711/
Ndwahatembi674/
Nndwanbi671/
Nduamboh671/
Nduatembi634/
Ntwahambi631/
Nduhatembi594/
Ntuambe5727/
Ntuemba574/
Nduombi571/
Nduahatembi5696/
Ntwammpi533/
Nduembou531/
Nduomboh531/

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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 Ndwamba
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