Ngendwa Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ngendwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngendwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Ngendwa Last Name Facts

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

Ngendwa occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngendwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,185,033rd most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. Ngendwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngendwa are found; 61 percent are found in Southern Africa and 61 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 735,154. In Zimbabwe Ngendwa is most common in: Harare Province, where 62 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 33 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 5 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 26 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nghendwa931/
Gendwa921/
Ngndwa921/
Nyendwa8616,469/
Ngendwe86123/
Ngindwa865/
Nsendwa861/
Nghendwe8021/
Nshendwa8021/
Nyenndwa801/
Gendua77188/
Gendva771/
Nyendwoha751,137/
Nguindwat751/
Nyendwaha751/
Nyindwa71387/
Nyendwooha7127/
Genduat716/
Nghndwe714/
Nhendua712/
Nsindwa711/
Ngendue711/
Ghndway711/
Ngendui711/
Nsiendwo674/
Ng'endui674/
Ndzindwa673/
Nyendwoh671/
Nyenduad671/
Ndjindwa671/

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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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  • 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 Ngendwa
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