Ng'hwani Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ng'hwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ng'hwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6521:81,1998,330
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ng'hwani (323) may also be a first name.

Ng'hwani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ng'hwani occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 503,100th most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 11,160,101 people. Ng'hwani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ng'hwani live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ng'hwani is also the 488,148th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 323 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 652 people, or 1 in 81,199. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Simiyu Region, where 44 percent are found, Geita Region, where 25 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 16 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Ng'hwani exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ng'hwangi941/
Ng'wani93148/
Nghwani939/
Ng'wanyi882/
Nhg'wani882/
Nghwangi881/
Ngh'wani881/
Ngwani861,125/
Ng'wane80395/
Ngwanyi80213/
Nghwana8063/
Ngwanui8047/
Ngwuani8042/
Ngwaani8015/
Ngwahni809/
Ngwanie803/
Nngwani803/
Ng'wana802/
Ngwanei801/
Hngwani801/
Ngwanije7588/
Ngwuanyi7528/
Nguhanyi751/
Nqgwangi751/
Ngwatgni751/
Ngwaanyi751/
Ng'wanje751/
Ngwane7122,391/
Ngwana714,328/
Nkwani71170/
Nguani7174/
Ncwani7146/
Nqwani7117/
Nenghwane718/
Ngqukwani713/
Ngwoni713/
Ngvani711/
Ngqwane67197/
Ngcwane67179/
Nguanyi67111/
Nngwana6774/
Nkwanui6751/
Ngcwana6729/
Ngwanet6727/
N'Gwane6710/
Ngwaneh675/
N'Kwany674/
Nqwangi674/
Ngqwana673/
Ngwanje673/
Ngwanyo672/
Ngueani672/
Nguangi672/
Nkwanyi672/
Nkwuani672/
Ngwanha671/
Nqguani671/
Ngw'ane671/
Ngwa'ne671/
Ngwaune671/
Nqgwane671/
Nkgwane671/
Ngwuana671/
Ngkwana671/
Ngwaina671/
Ngwanne671/
Nkwanie671/
Ngwhana671/
Ngwanna671/
Ngwanea671/
Nguagni671/
Nguamni671/
Nguanai671/

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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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  • 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'hwani
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