Ngwane Forename

428,575th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 405 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Ngwane Forename Definition:

Ngwane is a given name of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: mine (This child belongs to me).

Ngwane Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa
91%
 
2591:210,55113,347
Swaziland-1281:10,1581,360
Malawi
100%
91:1,901,3689,999
Cameroon
100%
31:7,203,50173,722
Zimbabwe
100%
31:5,141,27276,754
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
United States-11:362,536,9771,167,197
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637

Ngwane (22,391) may also be a surname.

Ngwane Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ngwane is a given name of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: mine (This child belongs to me).

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ngwane Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkgwane928/
Ng'wane921/
Ngwaneh921/
Ngwagne921/
Nngwane921/
Ngkwane921/
Ngwan91108/
Ngwejane8636/
Ngwajane8612/
Ngwangue861/
Ngwanieh861/
Ngwaiane861/
Nkwane831,667/
Ngwana83400/
Ngwani8365/
N'Gwan8311/
Ngwain8310/
Ncwane839/
Ngwene838/
Nguane836/
Ngwine832/
Nghwan832/
Nqwane832/
Ngwanh832/
Ngwank831/
Ngwany831/
Ngwuan831/
Ngkwan831/
Ngqugwane801/
Ngingwane801/
Nengwan77529/
Ng'wani77176/
Nkgwana7722/
Ngwahni7718/
Ngwanyi775/
Ngweneh772/
Nngwana772/
N'Gwuan771/
N'Gbane771/
Ngbaane771/
Ng'wana771/
Ng'wene771/
Ngwanna771/
Ngwanni771/
Ngwatem771/
Ngwagni771/
Ngwanai771/
Nngwani771/
Ngkwana771/
Nghwana771/
Nguan731,108/
Ngban7347/
Nkwan735/
Ngvan733/
Ngwam732/
Ngwon731/
Ng'hwani71323/
Ng'wangi714/
Ngwejana714/
Ngwateng714/
Ngweyana713/
Ng'wanyi713/
Nengwain713/
Ngwajana712/
Ngwajeni712/
Ngwasenn711/
Ngwayona711/
Ngwenhey711/
Ngwuasen711/
Ngueyane711/
Ngwajani711/
Nkweyane711/
Nqwejane711/
Nawkyane711/
Niagawan711/
Nkwana67600/
Nkwain6779/
N'Gban6742/
Nguaan6741/
Ngweny6722/
N'Guan6717/
Nkwani6711/
Nguone6710/
Nkwene679/
Nguani676/
Ngbone673/
Nqwain673/
Ncwani673/
Nkuane672/
Nkwany671/
Nkwine671/
Ncwana671/
Ngbain671/
Ngwein671/
Nguain671/
Nguany671/
Ngvana671/
Ngvani671/
Nkgwajana671/
Nqwani671/
Nghwateng671/
Hnguan671/

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Footnotes

  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - 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 Ngwane