Ncongwane Surname

73,704th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Ncongwane Surname User-submission:

The Ncongwane surname refers to the highest pinnacle of a traditional hut.

Ncongwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5,1431:10,5341,310
Swaziland1,5161:856125
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Ncongwane Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ncongwane surname refers to the highest pinnacle of a traditional hut.

- drsiphoncongwane

Ncongwane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ncongwane is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ncongwane? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ncongwane is the 73,704th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,091,604 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ncongwane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 5,143 people, or 1 in 10,534. In South Africa Ncongwane is most numerous in: Mpumalanga, where 64 percent reside, Gauteng, where 21 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Swaziland, where 23 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Ncongwane Last Name Statistics demography

Ncongwane earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.09% less than the national average, earning R 168,504 per year.

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