Ngalemwa Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

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

Ngalemwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngalemwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903

Ngalemwa Last Name Facts

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

Ngalemwa occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngalemwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,310,135th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngalemwa are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 91 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Ngalemwa is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 470,571. Excluding The DR Congo this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngalemba88238/
Ngalenwa881/
Ngalemua881/
Ngalimwa881/
Ngolemwai82245/
Ngelemway821/
Ngalimba758/
Ngolomwa751/
Ngalmbai751/
Ngalembo751/
Ngolemba751/
Ngoylemba711/
Ngolimwai711/
Ngolembe6352/
Ngolembo631/
Ngolimwe631/
Ngoloimwe5954/
Ngoulembe591/
Ngolimbo5041/

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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 Ngalemwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis