Ngabwa Surname

386,017th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 920 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ngabwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngabwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8961:82,4559,492
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Ngabwa (59) may also be a first name.

Ngabwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngabwa occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngabwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ngabwa is the 386,017th most common last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,921,246 people. Ngabwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngabwa reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ngabwa is also the 1,282,666th most prevalent first name globally, held by 59 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 896 people, or 1 in 82,455. Not including The DR Congo Ngabwa is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngabwah921/
Ngaabwa921/
Ng'abwa921/
Ngahabwa864/
Ngabua83937/
Ngobwa83268/
Ngabwe83216/
Ngabba8329/
Ngebwa8327/
Ngabwi832/
Ngampwa7741/
Ngabuah771/
Ng'obwa771/
Ngabue6777/
Ngobwe6721/
Ngapwo673/
Ngabui672/
Ngapwe671/
Ngabbe671/
Ngabuo671/
Ngapwou622/
Ngaboue621/
Ngahbue621/
Ngampua621/
Nghabui621/
Ngoibwe621/
Ngohbwe621/
Ngabouer571/
Ngobua50326/
Ngobbi507/
Ngobue505/
Ngobbo501/
Ngobba501/

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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 Ngabwa
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