Ndyani Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ndyani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndyani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2661:199,02917,000
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ndyani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ndyani is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Ndyani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndyani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ndyani is the 928,396th most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. The last name Ndyani is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ndyani are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Ndyani is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 266 people, or 1 in 199,029. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 88 percent live and Iringa Region, where 12 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Ndyani occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 3 percent live and Lesotho, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndiani83248/
Ndyana83188/
Ndjani8341/
Ndyane832/
Ndeani831/
Ndjaani7741/
Ndjangi7741/
Ndianyi7712/
Ndiangi775/
Ndyonyi772/
Ndjauni771/
Ndjagni771/
Nngyani771/
Ndyange771/
Ndaiyana7110/
Ndjahani714/
Ndeyiane711/
Ndiangoi711/
N'Djyane711/
Ndjana673,618/
Ndiane671,249/
Ndiana67273/
Ndjoni67163/
Ndyona6790/
Ndioni6730/
Ndeane674/
Ndiany673/
Ngyane671/
Ndjane671/

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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
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  • 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 Ndyani
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