Ngaliwa Surname
Approximately 199 people bear this surname
Ngaliwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 126 | 1:122,526 | 16,470 |
| Cameroon | 70 | 1:296,701 | 27,784 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Ngaliwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngaliwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngaliwa is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ngaliwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngaliwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,189,614th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. The last name Ngaliwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngaliwa are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Ngaliwa is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 122,526. In Zimbabwe Ngaliwa is mostly found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 55 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 25 percent are found and Harare Province, where 13 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 35 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngaliwah | 93 | 20 | / |
| Ngalliwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ngaliwai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ngalaiswa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ngoliwa | 86 | 319 | / |
| Ngalewa | 86 | 176 | / |
| Ngaliba | 86 | 115 | / |
| Ngaluwa | 86 | 8 | / |
| Ngaliwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ng'aliba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ng'alewa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngaleba | 71 | 152 | / |
| Ngelewa | 71 | 110 | / |
| Ngalibo | 71 | 40 | / |
| Ngalebi | 71 | 23 | / |
| Ngeluwa | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ngalewo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ngalibi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ngalyba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ngaleva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngoliba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngalive | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngoliva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngolewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngoliwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngeliwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngalebay | 67 | 266 | / |
| Nggoliba | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ngalibou | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ngalebai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ngalebaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngelewai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngolewas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngalivou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngalisui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngalebea | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ngaliwa
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