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 occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ngaliwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngaliwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ngaliwa is the 1,189,614th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngaliwa live; 64 percent live in Southern Africa and 64 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 122,526. In Zimbabwe Ngaliwa is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 55 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 25 percent reside and Harare Province, where 13 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 35 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
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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