Ngaruka Surname

416,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 834 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Ngaruka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngaruka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia3421:7,0451,385
Tanzania2241:236,34619,344
Botswana1651:13,2542,545
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Kenya441:1,049,54334,647
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Ngaruka (40) may also be a first name.

Ngaruka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngaruka occurs in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngaruka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 416,960th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 8,738,065 people. The last name Ngaruka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngaruka live; 61 percent live in Southern Africa and 61 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 40 people.

Ngaruka is most widely held in Namibia, where it is carried by 342 people, or 1 in 7,045. In Namibia it is primarily concentrated in: Omaheke Region, where 90 percent are found, Khomas Region, where 10 percent are found and Hardap Region, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Namibia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 27 percent are found and Botswana, 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
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  • 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 Ngaruka
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