Ngewe Surname

269,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ngewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,2611:41,9844,779
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Kenya691:669,27429,584
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

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

Ngewe is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngewe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 269,545th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,032,836 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngewe reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common forename internationally It is held by 16 people.

This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,261 people, or 1 in 41,984. In Tanzania Ngewe is most numerous in: Njombe Region, where 18 percent are found, Rukwa Region, where 16 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 15 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Ngewe is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and Kenya, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nguewe9169/
Ngeswe9127/
Ngiewe915/
Ngeweh911/
Ngoewe911/
Nggewe911/
Ngewer911/
Ngew89664/
Ngiewei832/
Ngewieh831/
Nguewei831/
Nguewey831/
Ngieweh831/
Ngewa802,285/
Ngebe801,369/
Ngowe801,343/
Ngawe80608/
Ngeve80332/
Ngewi80201/
Nzewe80201/
Ngiew8025/
Ngiwe809/
Njewe808/
Ngeew807/
Ngeyw804/
Ngeue803/
Nghew801/
Nsewe801/
Ngueve7310,073/
Ngeywa731,342/
Ng'eve73788/
Ndjewe73211/
Nkgowe73155/
Ngewih7360/
Ngebhe7351/
Ngavee7342/
Ngiebe7334/
Ngaweh7332/
Ngowei7328/
Ngohwe7323/
Nghawe7317/
Nggewi7314/
Nggawe7313/
Nsiewe737/
Nguiwe736/
Ngawey735/
N'Gawe735/
Nggewa735/
Ngewai733/
Nggowe733/
Nzeawe732/
Nqgebe732/
Ngoweh732/
Ngaiwe732/
Ngujwe732/
Nchewe731/
Nge've731/
Ngawei731/
Nshewe731/
Nzewue731/
Ngiwer731/
Njeawe731/
Njewei731/
Njeweh731/
Ngaywe731/
Ngejwa731/
Ngehbe731/
Ngeejw731/
Ngewhi731/
Ngueved6771/
Ng'eywa6761/
Nsew6749/
Nengeve6739/
Ngaiswe6734/
Ngehwih6721/
Nguevet6718/
Njew6714/
Nguewai6711/
Nzewihe676/
Ngiewih674/
Nzechwe673/
Nzew672/
Ngiw672/
Ngechue671/
Nggaiwe671/
Nge'ywa671/
Ncheweh671/
Ndjewes671/
Nguewui671/
Ngehbeh671/
Ngehebe671/
Njeiwei671/
Nzeiweu671/
Ng'ebei671/
Ngjw671/
Ngesway671/

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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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