Ngalane Surname
Approximately 1,382 people bear this surname
Ngalane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 1,299 | 1:11,224 | 397 |
| Zimbabwe | 60 | 1:257,304 | 27,433 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Ngalane (18) may also be a first name.
Ngalane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngalane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngalane is most common in Senegal. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngalane? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 279,656th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,273,188 people. Ngalane occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngalane live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Ngalane is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held given name at a global level, held by 18 people.
Ngalane is most frequently held in Senegal, where it is carried by 1,299 people, or 1 in 11,224. In Senegal Ngalane is mostly concentrated in: Kaffrine Region, where 45 percent live, Kaolack Region, where 18 percent live and Fatick Region, where 9 percent live. Outside of Senegal this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
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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 Ngalane
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