Ingwe Surname

205,731st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,016 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Ingwe Surname Definition:

“Leopard” in Zulu and Xosa.

Ingwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,4221:11,1461,286
DR Congo2871:257,42024,363
Kenya2341:197,35014,473
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
England131:4,286,005132,302
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ingwe (108) may also be a first name.

Ingwe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Leopard” in Zulu and Xosa.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Ingwe is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: leopard.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ingwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ingwe is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ingwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 205,731st most frequent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,614,854 people. Ingwe is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ingwe reside; 72 percent reside in Southern Africa and 72 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ingwe is also the 904,892nd most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 108 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is held by 1,422 people, or 1 in 11,146. In Zambia Ingwe is mostly found in: Eastern Province, where 49 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 16 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 13 percent are found. Besides Zambia Ingwe exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and Kenya, where 12 percent are found.

Ingwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ingwe last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Hingwe91133/
Yingwe9168/
Jingwe9168/
Ingwee9142/
Ingwes918/
Ingwei913/
Ingwea912/
Uingwe911/
Aingwe911/
Ingw891/
Jingwei8343/
Eningwe8330/
Jingweh8316/
Yingwei839/
Jingwie832/
Yingweh832/
Isengwe831/
Ingwa80231/
Ingue80145/
Ingbe80141/
Engwe80141/
Yngwe80117/
Ungwe8039/
Ingve8034/
Ingwi802/
Inkwe802/
Hungwe738,096/
Ingves73279/
Yingwa73202/
Jingwa73191/
Hingue73170/
Jingwi73136/
Hingve73134/
Ingver73112/
Engwet7336/
Ingwai7330/
Jingbe7327/
Jingue7323/
Yingue7317/
Hengwe7312/
Engweu7311/
Hingwa739/
Ingoue739/
Inggue737/
Yngwie734/
Inguea733/
Aingbe733/
Oingwa733/
Iongue732/
Ingway732/
Gingwi732/
Ungweh732/
Eangwe731/
Ainkwe731/
Hinkwe731/
Hingbe731/
Inguey731/
Ingbeh731/
Yinkwe731/
Engweh731/
Yincwe731/
Inengue67202/
Etingue67181/
Haingue67116/
Esingue67111/
Iongwai6785/
Hiongue6732/
Hingway679/
Yingkwa679/
Hengwei675/
Oinegue675/
Ingw'aa674/
Ainekwe673/
Yingwai672/
Eningue672/
Itengue672/
Hunngwe671/
Ginngue671/
Yingbei671/
Yinghwa671/
Yingbeh671/
Huingwa671/
Hungweh671/
Huingue671/
Hoingue671/
Hingoue671/
Jingkwi671/
Jinguee671/
Yongkwe671/
Yongweh671/
Yongwey671/
Yingbea671/
Engwe'e671/
Engwech671/
Engwest671/
Eingoue671/
Eimngwi671/
Engkwee671/
Enghwee671/
Oinekwe671/
Gingwai671/
Engw671/
Hungwei671/

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