Ngawani Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ngawani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngawani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ngawani (29) may also be a first name.

Ngawani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngawani occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngawani? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Ngawani is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngawani are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 29 people.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngowani86522/
Ngawana8649/
Ngawane863/
Ngauani861/
Ngabanai80199/
Ngavhani8012/
Ngawuana804/
Ngawuoni804/
Ngowanit804/
Ngowanyi802/
Nkgawana801/
Ngâhwani801/
Ningavani752/
Ngowatnit751/
Ngouani71296/
Ngawona7137/
Ngabane7120/
Ngowana7113/
Ngowane7111/
Ngawone712/
Ngovani711/
Ngowomni6771/
Ngabouni679/
Ngaiwona676/
Ngabonai674/
Ngavhane674/
Ngojwana672/
Nghabane671/
Ngabanea671/
Ngawouna671/
Ngavanje671/
Ngowanet671/
Ngouwana671/

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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 Ngawani
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