Ngene Surname

26,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,096 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ngene Surname User-submission:

This is an Igbo surname. It has different variants because the Igbos are numerous and their intonations range from community to community, but the meaning is the same.

Nwangene means the same as nwa-ngene (child of the water).

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Ngene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria17,9271:9,8811,075
Kenya7021:65,7836,317
DR Congo3761:196,48819,671
South Africa2851:190,09720,645
Cameroon2611:79,5759,757
Indonesia2011:657,95651,506
Papua New Guinea1341:60,8497,857
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Uganda441:887,25640,445
England301:1,857,26974,552
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ngene (899) may also be a first name.

Ngene Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is an Igbo surname. It has different variants because the Igbos are numerous and their intonations range from community to community, but the meaning is the same.

Nwangene means the same as nwa-ngene (child of the water). Nwa means 'child' and ngene means 'water/stream/river/sea).

In Igbo, some gods are also called ngene or chi-ngene (god of the water).

Igbo names can be given for different reasons, which in this case are as follows:

1. A woman who gave birth to her son within a river can decide to give him the name (ngene, nwangene, etc.).

2. A family that asked the water gods (chi-ngene) to enable them to have children can name their child in honor of the gods.

3. If a man's surname is Nwangene, he can decide to honor his father's name by giving the same name to his children or grandchildren.

4. A family that worships the water gods can name their children in honor of the gods.

- nwokeoma

Ngene Last Name Facts

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

Ngene (Russian: Нгене) occurs most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngene? popularity and diffusion

It is the 26,740th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 362,637 people. The surname Ngene occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ngene are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ngene is also the 270,832nd most frequently used first name internationally, held by 899 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17,927 people, or 1 in 9,881. In Nigeria Ngene is most common in: Enugu, where 65 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 6 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Ngene exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 3 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Ngene Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Ngene are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ngene earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 22.55% less than the national average, earning 268,056 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.81% less than the national average, earning R 162,048 per year and in United States they earn 1.8% less than the national average, earning $42,371 USD per year.

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Ngone801,563/
Geney801,513/
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Genie801,037/
Ngeni801,024/
Ghene80917/
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Nzene80564/
Geyne80505/
Gened80406/
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Neneh80258/
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Nenei80207/
Nenez80199/
Nyene80196/
Nenet80188/
Nener80149/
Gehne80118/
Nenea80101/
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Gegne804/
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Geneh802/
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Geneš801/
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Ghenea731,929/
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Guenet731,185/
Nguyne731,165/
Nganne731,076/
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Ngengi73641/
Guesne73489/
Geynet73440/
Ng'eny73423/
Getner73377/
Ndjene73322/
Genehr73308/
Guenes73298/
Genett73281/
Ghenne73281/
Nzenje73278/
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Giener7342/
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Geynes7340/
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Nggena7319/
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Gehnie7313/
Nganeu7312/
Nyeneu7311/
Nginee7310/
Ngonee7310/
Gehnes7310/
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Nyiene739/
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Nggone736/
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Ngiteng679/
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Naiyene675/
Ngaigne675/
Giehner674/
Gène674/
Ngeseng673/
Ng'enyi673/
Nneenee673/
Genj673/
Niemnet672/
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Ngueani672/
Ndjenje672/
Nenè672/
Nghoneh672/
Ngeteng672/
Ngannee672/
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Nienetz671/
Nguycen671/
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Ngueang671/
Nguehen671/
Nguehni671/
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Ngienui671/
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N'Seane671/
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Njiegne671/
Njienne671/
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Njeaneh671/
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Nzeunne671/
Nzienet671/
Nyegnet671/
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Geenner671/
Gnaygne671/
Gnengne671/
Gueynes671/
Gueiner671/
Gêne671/
Getnehe671/
Genè671/
Ghienea671/
Nyoeane671/
Nnyigne671/
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Ncheane671/
Ncheene671/
Nienhes671/
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Ngene Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ngene in the Russian language
Нгенеngene-

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