Ngashwa Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ngashwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngashwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ngashwa Last Name Facts

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

Ngashwa is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngashwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngashwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda Ngashwa is most numerous in: Mitooma District, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Uganda Ngashwa occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nashwa921,446/
Ngaswa9285/
Gashwa921/
Nkgaswa8661/
Ngoshwa864/
Nashwah862/
Ngahawa862/
Ngahywa861/
Ngauswa861/
Gashwai861/
Gaschwa861/
Ngashwe861/
Nashhwa861/
Natshwa861/
Gashway860/
Naswa832,562/
Ngawa831,704/
Gaswa83102/
Ngauchwa801/
Ngaswaya801/
Gashua77964/
Ngaywa77618/
Ngaiwa77578/
Gasway77161/
Ngawai7779/
Nggawa7774/
Nachwa7772/
Ngaswe7741/
Ngawua7734/
Kgaswa7731/
Ngeswa7728/
Ngaway7726/
Nghowa7724/
Ngaswi7721/
Naswah7718/
Nashua7717/
Ngabha7714/
Nasswa7710/
Nashva777/
Ghaswa777/
Ngoswa776/
Noshwa773/
Naaswa773/
Goshwa772/
Gauswa772/
Ngawah772/
Nasbha771/
Ngawha771/
Gasbha771/
Naswea771/
Naswha771/
Ngohwa771/
Ngasua771/
Ngauwa771/
Ngawap771/
Gatswa771/
Nasvha771/
Naswas771/
Ngabhai71187/
Ng'oswa7195/
Naiswea7189/
Ngasbai7151/
Ngaiswe7134/
Ngabaha7128/
Ngahava7123/
Nkgaswe7122/
Nashvay7113/
Nggabha7112/
Gassway717/
Nggawat714/
Nasouha714/
Nasuhai714/
Naswath713/
Naushba713/
Ngachua713/
Naswuha712/
Nassuha712/
Nashuad711/
Nashuat711/
Ng'aiwa711/
Ngajuha711/
Ngesway711/
Nhaswad711/
Gasxway711/
Goshwai711/
Gaysway711/
Nahaswa711/
Nachwat711/
Naswaid711/
Nashvah711/
Nengawa711/
Ngoshwi711/
Ngasbay711/
Ngashui711/
Ngawash711/
Ng'aywa711/
Kgaswau711/
Gaichwa711/
Ngaba67141,323/
Ngowa677,411/
Gasva67758/
Ngava67756/
Nasua67510/
Ngachuea67367/
Gasba67244/
Nasba67187/
Ngawo6780/
Gasua6768/
Goswa6745/
Nasva6733/
Ngatchua6712/
Nghauzwa674/
Noswa673/
Nashwood672/
Ningawai672/
Ngachwet672/
Nashvath671/
Ng'auzwa671/
Gausbhai671/
Nachwuha671/
Nassouha671/
Nashbhai671/
Ningawaï671/
Naisewua671/
Nachwach670/

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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 Ngashwa
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