Ngaywa Surname

525,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ngaywa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngaywa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6141:75,2127,020
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ngaywa (138) may also be a first name.

Ngaywa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngaywa is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngaywa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 525,029th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,792,145 people. Ngaywa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngaywa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 787,636th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 138 people.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 614 people, or 1 in 75,212. In Kenya Ngaywa is most common in: Kakamega County, where 50 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 13 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 13 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Ngaywa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ngaywa last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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Ngayuwa9234/
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Ngayowa925/
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Ngayawa921/
Ngaiywa921/
Ng'aywa921/
Ngawa911,704/
Ngaihywa86213/
Ngeywa831,342/
Ngaiwa83578/
Ngaswa8385/
Ngawai8379/
Nggawa8374/
Ngoywa8341/
Ngawua8334/
Ngaway8326/
Ngayua833/
Ngeawa833/
Ngawah832/
Ngaewa831/
Ngawha831/
Ngauwa831/
Ngawap831/
Ngaywe831/
Ng'hayiwa804/
Ngayaba77391/
Ng'eywa7761/
Ngayabo7711/
Ngashwa776/
Nggawat774/
Ngahawa772/
Ngaybay772/
Ng'aiwa771/
Ngajuwa771/
Ngauswa771/
Ngavaya771/
Nengawa771/
Ngoyawa771/
Ngiyowa771/
Ngayabe771/
Ngajiwa771/
Ngawash771/
Ngayawe771/
Nge'ywa771/
Ngaba73141,323/
Ngewa732,285/
Ngawi731,566/
Ngava73756/
Ngawe73608/
Ngawo7380/
Ngiwa7372/
Ngawy731/
Ngayawou7142/
Ngavhaya716/
Ningawai712/
Ngauchwa711/
Ngayabho711/
Ngueyiwa711/
Ningawaï711/
Ngeywo674,819/
Nggaba67513/
Nguewa67348/
Ngouwa67319/
Ngajua67314/
Nguiwa67182/
Ngawou67131/
Ngiwas6770/
Ngaiwi6764/
Ngabai6760/
Ngabea6754/
Ngaswe6741/
Ngawoy6733/
Ngaweh6732/
Ngeswa6728/
Ngahwi6720/
Nghawe6717/
Ngabha6714/
Ngaavi6714/
Nggawe6713/
Nggawi6713/
Ngawot6711/
Ngaiba6711/
Ngaiva6711/
Ngawes679/
Ngauwo679/
Ngoiwa678/
Ngabaa677/
Ngaewo677/
Ngaabe676/
Nggewa675/
Ngaabo675/
N'Gawe675/
Ngawey675/
Ngawie675/
Nggiwa674/
Nghaba674/
N'Gaba674/
Ngewai673/
Nenghajwa673/
Ngawoh673/
Ngabau673/
Ngauba672/
Ngabay672/
Ngaiwe672/
Ngayui672/
Ngojwa671/
Nengaiwai671/
Ngoewa671/
Ngejwa671/
Ngasua671/
Ngavai671/
Ngavoa671/
Ngavyi671/
Ngawid671/
Ngawidowa671/
Ngawue671/
Ngawyi671/
Ngaybe671/
Ngaybi671/
Ngayuo671/
Ng'ava671/
Ngaava671/
Ngabey671/
Ngaiby671/
Ngauwe671/
Ngabaï671/
Ngawei671/

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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 Ngaywa
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