Ngala Surname
Approximately 54,293 people bear this surname
Ngala Surname Definition:
Ngala is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: zebra.
Ngala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 24,220 | 1:1,907 | 292 |
| DR Congo | 10,959 | 1:6,741 | 824 |
| Cameroon | 8,111 | 1:2,561 | 288 |
| Congo | 2,581 | 1:1,933 | 313 |
| Zambia | 2,095 | 1:7,566 | 902 |
| Malawi | 2,039 | 1:8,396 | 1,286 |
| Tanzania | 1,356 | 1:39,042 | 4,471 |
| Indonesia | 926 | 1:142,818 | 14,113 |
| Nigeria | 486 | 1:364,491 | 19,517 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| South Africa | 351 | 1:154,352 | 17,426 |
| Papua New Guinea | 184 | 1:44,314 | 5,438 |
| Zimbabwe | 92 | 1:167,807 | 20,631 |
| Botswana | 72 | 1:30,374 | 6,067 |
| United States | 55 | 1:6,590,162 | 310,708 |
| Philippines | 45 | 1:2,249,738 | 125,194 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
| Solomon Islands | 24 | 1:24,168 | 4,782 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Ngalã (1) are calculated separately.
Ngala (6,582) may also be a first name.
Ngala Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ngala is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: zebra.
Ngala Demographics
Average Ngala Salary in
United States
$33,745 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ngala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngala (Tibetan: གནག་ལ།) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can occur in the variant forms: Ngalã. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,375th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 134,226 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ngala reside; 47 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ngala is also the 80,739th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 6,582 people.
The surname Ngala is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 24,220 people, or 1 in 1,907. In Kenya Ngala is most numerous in: Kilifi County, where 40 percent are found, Kitui County, where 12 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it exists in 53 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and Cameroon, where 15 percent are found.
Ngala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Ngala surname is predominantly Christian (93%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Ngala surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ngala earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 59.62% less than the national average, earning R 95,964 per year; in United States they earn 21.79% less than the national average, earning $33,745 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.52% less than the national average, earning $43,462 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ngala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ngala in the Tibetan language | ||
| གནག་ལ། | nakla | - |
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Footnotes
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