Ngewe Surname
Approximately 1,448 people bear this surname
Ngewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,261 | 1:41,984 | 4,779 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Kenya | 69 | 1:669,274 | 29,584 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Ngewe (16) may also be a first name.
Ngewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngewe occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngewe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ngewe is the 269,545th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,032,836 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngewe live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 16 people.
Ngewe is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,261 people, or 1 in 41,984. In Tanzania Ngewe is most common in: Njombe Region, where 18 percent live, Rukwa Region, where 16 percent live and Iringa Region, where 15 percent live. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and Kenya, where 5 percent live.
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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 Ngewe
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