Ng'wavi Surname
Approximately 1,381 people bear this surname
Ng'wavi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,380 | 1:38,363 | 4,413 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ng'wavi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ng'wavi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ng'wavi occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ng'wavi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 279,796th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,277,006 people. The surname Ng'wavi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ng'wavi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Ng'wavi is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,380 people, or 1 in 38,363. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Njombe Region, where 46 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 26 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 21 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwavi | 92 | 143 | / |
| Ngw'avi | 86 | 13 | / |
| Gwavi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ngwabi | 77 | 2,488 | / |
| Ngwawi | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ngwave | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ngwevi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwabit | 71 | 33 | / |
| Ngwabiy | 71 | 23 | / |
| Ngweabi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ngwahbi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nkgwabi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngwevih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwabih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaabi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwabije | 67 | 485 | / |
| Kwavi | 67 | 118 | / |
| Gwawi | 67 | 48 | / |
| Gwave | 67 | 21 | / |
| Guavi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwavaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wahwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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'wavi
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