Ngelenge Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Ngelenge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngelenge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1881:84,3087,077
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Tanzania411:1,291,25946,697
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Ngelenge (533) may also be a first name.

Ngelenge Last Name Facts

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

Ngelenge is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngelenge? popularity and diffusion

Ngelenge is the 874,560th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,584,291 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngelenge reside; 64 percent reside in Southern Africa and 63 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 365,345th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 533 people.

The last name Ngelenge is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 188 people, or 1 in 84,308. In Zambia Ngelenge is mostly concentrated in: Western Province, where 62 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 24 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 9 percent reside. Barring Zambia Ngelenge is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 22 percent reside and Tanzania, where 13 percent reside.

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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
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