Ngawe Surname

531,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ngawe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1471:360,14726,649
Cameroon1441:144,23016,009
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Papua New Guinea1021:79,93810,532
Indonesia611:2,168,020133,281
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Ngawe (96) may also be a first name.

Ngawe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngawe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻜﺎﻭ) is found most in Tanzania. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngawe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 531,574th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,986,095 people. The surname Ngawe occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Ngawe reside; 40 percent reside in Central Africa and 39 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ngawe is also the 968,397th most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 96 people.

The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 360,147. In Tanzania Ngawe is primarily found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 49 percent are found, Pwani Region, where 43 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 24 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found.

Ngawe Last Name Statistics demography

Ngawe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.93% less than the national average, earning R 154,620 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ngaswe9141/
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Nghawe9117/
Nggawe9113/
Ngawes919/
N'Gawe915/
Ngawey915/
Ngawie915/
Ngaiwe912/
Ngawue911/
Ngaywe911/
Ngauwe911/
Ngawei911/
Ngae89608/
Ngaw89204/
Ngaiswe8334/
Ngawoue833/
Nggaiwe831/
Ngashwe831/
Ngayawe831/
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Ngawa801,704/
Ngaye801,700/
Ngawi801,566/
Ngewe801,448/
Ngowe801,343/
Ngabe801,091/
Ngave80440/
Nggae80193/
Ng'ae8089/
Ngaje8069/
Ngaue8040/
Ngaei8017/
Ngaeh8015/
Ngaie8014/
Ngiwe809/
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Nghaw802/
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Ngachwet772/
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Ngaiwa73578/
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Nkgowe73155/
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Ngaiwi7364/
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Ngavee7342/
Ngawoy7333/
Ngowei7328/
N'Gaye7326/
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Ngajie7324/
Ngohwe7323/
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Ngahwi7320/
Ngayep7317/
Ngaaje7315/
Nggawi7313/
Ngayeu7313/
Ng'abe739/
Nghave739/
Ngaihe738/
N'Gabe737/
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Ngajeh736/
Ngabee735/
Ngiewe735/
Ngayet734/
Ngouwe734/
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Ngeabe732/
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Ngoweh732/
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Ngagie731/
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Ngaaie731/
Ngaies731/
Ng'achwet711/
Ngai6742,263/
Ngoe6711,048/
Ngau678,729/
Ngoa675,970/
Ngay674,926/
Ngaa672,928/
Ngaj672,013/
Ngea671,225/
Ngey67396/
Ngow67360/
Ngayebe6742/
Ngayeye6735/
Ngayuwa6734/
Ngaibeh6728/
Nengowe6727/
N'Ghaye6725/
Ngej6722/
Ngayiwa6713/
Ngijabe677/
Ngayeje676/
Ngayowa675/
Ngayaye674/
Ngoweje674/
Ngaahue674/
Ngouewe673/
Ngiewei672/
Ngaibei672/
Ngajieh672/
Ningaye672/
N'Gaiye671/
Ng'aiwa671/
Ngahywa671/
Ngajuwa671/
Ngayuve671/
Ngoweye671/
Ningave671/
Nengaye671/
Ngowoue671/
Ngoyawa671/
Ngueuwe671/
Ngewieh671/
Ngieweh671/
Ngayabe671/
Ngayawa671/
Ngaybeh671/
Ngayeha671/
Ngaî671/
Ng'abee671/
Ngaajeh671/
Ngachue671/
Ngahoue671/
Ngaigie671/
Ngaiyeh671/
Ngaiywa671/
N'Gowie671/
Ngéa671/
Ngahije671/
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Ng'aywa671/
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Ngajuer671/
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Ngawe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ngawe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﻜﺎﻭankaw-

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