Ngcwabe Surname

470,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ngcwabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngcwabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7091:76,4149,497
England41:13,929,515290,718

Ngcwabe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngcwabe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngcwabe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 470,770th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 10,220,962 people. The last name Ngcwabe is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngcwabe are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Ngcwabe is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 709 people, or 1 in 76,414. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 45 percent reside, Gauteng, where 32 percent reside and Western Cape, where 14 percent reside. Barring South Africa Ngcwabe exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside.

Ngcwabe Last Name Statistics demography

Ngcwabe earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.16% more than the national average, earning R 287,928 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gcwabe921,896/
Ngwabe921,748/
Ncwabe9211/
Ngcwaba8632/
Nncwabe862/
Ngcwebe861/
Ngwabeu861/
Ngwaabe861/
Ngxwabe861/
Gwabe83235/
Cwabe838/
Ngwabije80485/
Ngwabi772,488/
Ngwaba771,203/
Ncwaba77355/
Ngbabe77134/
Gcwaba77117/
Nkwabe77109/
Ngwebe7790/
Gwaabe7771/
Gqwabe7743/
Gwabee7732/
Nxwabe7717/
Gwaber778/
Ngwave777/
Ncwabi775/
Ngwawe775/
Gwabes773/
Gwabie772/
Gwaibe772/
Nqwabe771/
Ggwabe771/
Cwaibe771/
Ncwawe771/
Gwabea771/
Ncwaiba71119/
Ngwabit7133/
Ngqwobe7125/
Ngwabiy7123/
Ngwabaa7116/
Ngwebeh7113/
Ngxwaba718/
Ngqwaba716/
Ngweabi714/
Ngwuibe713/
Ngwabay713/
Ngwuaba713/
Ngwaaba713/
Nkgwabi712/
Ngwabyt712/
Ngwahbi712/
Nkhwabe712/
Ngbaube711/
Ngqwawe711/
Nqcwaba711/
Nkwabeu711/
Nkwabei711/
Nkwabeh711/
Ngwabih711/
Ngwaabi711/
Ngwobei711/
Ngqwebe711/
Qwabe6725,323/
Kwabe67903/
Gwaba67611/
Cwaba67498/
Gbabe67388/
Gwabi67315/
Ngwabaya6727/
Cwabi678/
Guabe677/
Cuabe671/
Nghuabie671/
Gwobe671/
Ghwaiber671/
Cwobe671/

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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
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  • 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 Ngcwabe
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