Nganila Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nganila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nganila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1541:343,77725,484
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Nganila Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nganila occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nganila? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,403,590th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. Nganila occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nganila are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 343,777. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mbeya Region, where 83 percent live, Iringa Region, where 6 percent live and Rukwa Region, where 6 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Congo, 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
  • 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 Nganila
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