Ngalawe Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Ngalawe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Ngalawe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngalawe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngalawe is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngalawe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Ngalawe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngalawe live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 60 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: West Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and South Africa, where 20 percent are found.
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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 Ngalawe
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