Ingwe Surname
Approximately 2,016 people bear this surname
Ingwe Surname Definition:
“Leopard” in Zulu and Xosa.
Ingwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,422 | 1:11,146 | 1,286 |
| DR Congo | 287 | 1:257,420 | 24,363 |
| Kenya | 234 | 1:197,350 | 14,473 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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.
Ingwe is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: leopard.
Ingwe Demographics
Ingwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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.
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Footnotes
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