Ngarura Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ngarura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngarura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe651:237,51126,018
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ngarura (29) may also be a first name.

Ngarura Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngarura is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Ngarura click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngarura? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,478,479th most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. The surname Ngarura is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ngarura reside; 45 percent reside in Southern Africa and 45 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used given name globally, held by 29 people.

This last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 237,511. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 35 percent live, Harare Province, where 32 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 15 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 38 percent live and Kenya, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garura92359/
Narura9288/
Naroura86919/
Ngarira86121/
Ngarure8610/
Gargura868/
Ngaruro868/
Garoura865/
Ngaruri863/
Kgarura861/
Nairura861/
Garuras861/
Ngarora861/
Garaura860/
Naaroura80129/
Gargoura8061/
Ngariera801/
Narraura801/
Narruira801/
Narora7727/
Garora7715/
Norura773/
Garuro771/
Gorura771/
Ghahroura754/
Ngorora71192/
Ngarore71123/
Ngeruro7178/
Goruray7113/
Norurai714/
Goruras713/
Gorgura712/
Narurei711/
Neurura711/
Ngariro711/
Naruuro711/
Garzora711/
Narrora711/
Noorura711/
Norzura711/
Hngeruro671/
Garourou671/
Narguroo671/

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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 Ngarura
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