Ncwera Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ncwera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ncwera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ncwera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ncwera is found most in Uganda. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ncwera? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ncwera are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Ncwera is primarily found in: Kanungu District, where 33 percent reside, Kasese District, where 33 percent reside and Ntungamo District, where 33 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngcwera921/
Ncweera921/
Cwera91199/
Nkwera835,803/
Ngwera8374/
Cwerha837/
Nqwera834/
Gcwera832/
Cwerah831/
Ncwere831/
Cwiera831/
Ncueras773/
Nchwere771/
Ncweere771/
Ngwerat771/
Gwera73625/
Kwera73335/
Cuera73283/
Cwira733/
Qwera731/
Cwero731/
Ntswerga715/
Ngwira6769,575/
Cueras671,245/
Ngwere671,165/
Ngwara67237/
Nkwere67185/
Kweera67138/
Nkwara67111/
Nzwere6771/
Nkwira6764/
Gweera6759/
Nguera6720/
Cuetra6718/
Cuerra6714/
Ngwero6713/
Ngweri6711/
Nzvera679/
Nqwara678/
Cwirat674/
Qweira674/
Nkweri674/
Cwiero673/
Cuerea673/
Cwiora672/
Ncuira671/
Ncwire671/
Nzweri671/
Ghwera671/
Cuerap671/
Cweiro671/
Kweura671/
Gwerah671/
Ngbera671/
Ncuere671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ncwera
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