Ng'andwe Surname

50,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Ng'andwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ng'andwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia10,1891:1,556223
England111:5,065,278148,650
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ng'andwe (874) may also be a first name.

Ng'andwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ng'andwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ng'andwe is found most frequently in Zambia. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ng'andwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 50,275th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 713,696 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ng'andwe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ng'andwe is also the 275,161st most common first name throughout the world It is held by 874 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 10,189 people, or 1 in 1,556. In Zambia Ng'andwe is mostly found in: Luapula Province, where 50 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 24 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 10 percent reside. Besides Zambia this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Ng'andwe
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