Ng'arwa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ng'arwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ng'arwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Ng'arwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ng'arwa is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ng'arwa.

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

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ng'arwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Ng'arwa is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Ng'arwa is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 50 percent are found and Kitui County, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 33 percent are found.

Ng'arwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ng'arwa surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngarwa92158/
Ng'arua865/
Nga'rwa861/
Ngarba77209/
Ngerwa7733/
Ngarua7731/
Ngorwa7728/
Ngarwi7721/
Ngarwe772/
Ngarva771/
Neng'arua751/
Ngarbah711/
Ngarbay711/
Ngerwua711/
Ngarwee711/
N'Garba711/
Ningarvai633/
Ngarbi6223/
Ngorwe6210/
Ngarbe624/
Ngarui622/
Ngourwi571/
Ngharbi571/
Ngaruhe571/
Ngarbey571/
Ngorwei571/

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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 Ng'arwa
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