Ngewana Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ngewana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngewana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2791:194,18520,980

Ngewana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngewana has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngewana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 940,398th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 26,120,236 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngewana are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Ngewana is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 279 people, or 1 in 194,185. In South Africa Ngewana is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 65 percent live, Western Cape, where 19 percent live and Gauteng, where 10 percent live.

Ngewana Last Name Statistics demography

Ngewana earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 116.34% more than the national average, earning R 514,104 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngawana8649/
Ngewane8613/
Ngowana8613/
Ngebana861/
Ngevana861/
Ncewana861/
Nsewanga804/
Ngawuana804/
Ngojwana802/
Nkgawana801/
Ngiebana801/
Nghiwana801/
Ngowona7190/
Ngawona7137/
Ngebane7111/
Ngovana7110/
Ncebana715/
Ngawena715/
Ngevane715/
Ngiwane712/
Ngawano711/
Ngovena711/
Ngivana711/
Nxiwana711/
Ngavana711/
Ngiwani711/
Ng'owona67110/
Ngavouna6710/
Ngaibona679/
Ngaiwona676/
Ngaybana672/
Ngetvane671/
Ngawouna671/
Ngiebani671/
Ngowouna671/

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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 Ngewana
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