Ngewa Surname

185,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ngewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,3241:99,88610,303
Kenya5811:79,4837,363
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Tanzania1471:360,14726,649
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
Botswana171:128,64318,229
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ngewa (275) may also be a first name.

Ngewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngewa occurs most in Indonesia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngewa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 185,485th most frequently held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,189,298 people. The last name Ngewa occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Ngewa live; 58 percent live in Southeast Asia and 58 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 535,844th most widespread first name internationally, held by 275 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,324 people, or 1 in 99,886. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: South Sulawesi, where 92 percent live, Central Sulawesi, where 3 percent live and Lampung, where 1 percent live. Other than Indonesia Ngewa exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 25 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.

Ngewa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ngewa last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Ngewa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $46,292 USD per year.

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Ncewa804/
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Ngeeba737/
Ngaewo737/
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Ngiewe735/
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Ndziewa675/
Ngiewih674/
Ngiewei672/
Ngahawa672/
Nguesua672/
Ng'aiwa671/
Ngahywa671/
Nguevau671/
Nguewei671/
Nguewey671/
Nguewoh671/
Nguewui671/
Ngewieh671/
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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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  • 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 Ngewa
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