Ngelwa Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Ngelwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Ngelwa (50) may also be a first name.
Ngelwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngelwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngelwa is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngelwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ngelwa is the 3,141,416th most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngelwa are found; 87 percent are found in Central Africa and 87 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 50 people.
The last name Ngelwa is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Without taking into account The DR Congo it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 10 percent live and Tanzania, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nglwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngehelwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Njelwa | 83 | 279 | / |
| Ngilwa | 83 | 180 | / |
| Nzelwa | 83 | 111 | / |
| Ngelwe | 83 | 31 | / |
| Ngelua | 83 | 27 | / |
| Ncelwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nselwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nguelwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngilewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngleway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngielua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngelbai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguilwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nzilwa | 67 | 163 | / |
| Ngelbe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nzelua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngleba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncilwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nsilwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njilwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngelue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nselua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngelueh | 62 | 2 | / |
| Nshilwa | 62 | 2 | / |
| Ninglua | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ninglewe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nguilwou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nsilua | 50 | 21 | / |
| Nzeluo | 50 | 4 | / |
| Nzilua | 50 | 1 | / |
| Njilua | 50 | 1 | / |
| N'Glue | 50 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Ngelwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis