Ngereza Surname
Approximately 6,620 people bear this surname
Ngereza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5,009 | 1:10,569 | 1,368 |
| DR Congo | 1,573 | 1:46,967 | 5,698 |
| Kenya | 24 | 1:1,924,162 | 36,129 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Ngereza (784) may also be a first name.
Ngereza Demographics
Ngereza Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ngereza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngereza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngereza is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ngereza click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngereza? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ngereza is the 74,269th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,100,838 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngereza reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ngereza is also the 292,947th most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 784 people.
The surname Ngereza is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 5,009 people, or 1 in 10,569. In Tanzania Ngereza is most prevalent in: Tanga Region, where 39 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 11 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 24 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
Ngereza Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nguereza | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ngeredza | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gereza | 92 | 1,006 | / |
| Nereza | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nengereza | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ngereja | 86 | 2,056 | / |
| Ngeresa | 86 | 608 | / |
| Ngerezi | 86 | 168 | / |
| Gerezha | 86 | 52 | / |
| Njereza | 86 | 28 | / |
| Nyereza | 86 | 8 | / |
| Ngerezo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Guereza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nerezha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngorezha | 80 | 301 | / |
| Ngerecha | 80 | 125 | / |
| Njeredza | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ngeresha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nyerezai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngeresai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nehereza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngeresia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gereja | 77 | 136 | / |
| Geresa | 77 | 37 | / |
| Grejza | 77 | 16 | / |
| Gereca | 77 | 10 | / |
| Neriza | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gerezo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nereja | 77 | 3 | / |
| Geriza | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nereca | 77 | 3 | / |
| Neresa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nerezo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nerezhzha | 75 | 27 | / |
| Naheereza | 75 | 8 | / |
| Ngereso | 71 | 566 | / |
| Njeresa | 71 | 545 | / |
| Girezha | 71 | 49 | / |
| Netriza | 71 | 26 | / |
| Geregia | 71 | 22 | / |
| Gereisa | 71 | 20 | / |
| Ngerasa | 71 | 18 | / |
| Ghereja | 71 | 17 | / |
| Ngoroza | 71 | 12 | / |
| Nherezo | 71 | 11 | / |
| Ngerese | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kgeresa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ngirezi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ngereje | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gueriza | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngaresa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Geresea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gerejsa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngiraza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nerreja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nheresa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njireza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nerecaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nerizad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngaraza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngaroza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngiriza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guireza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geruiza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gerizia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geregea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngorozha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nguerese | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngerajja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nisreeza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guerizat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngaridza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gereesat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njeresha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- 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 Ngereza
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