Nghihangwa Surname

666,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Nghihangwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Nghihangwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia4481:5,3781,020
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Nghihangwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nghihangwa is found most frequently in Namibia. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nghihangwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 666,162nd most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,194,546 people. The last name Nghihangwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nghihangwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Nghihangwa is most commonly occurring in Namibia, where it is carried by 448 people, or 1 in 5,378. In Namibia Nghihangwa is most frequent in: Omusati Region, where 32 percent live, Ohangwena Region, where 23 percent live and Erongo Region, where 20 percent live. Beside Namibia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent live and Russia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghiangkwa841/
Nguyagwa673/
Ngeangwe671/
Nguyangba634/
Nguyangwe631/
Ngaijakwa631/
Nguiangoue601/
Gjangba591/
Guiagua591/
Geangbay561/
Gaiyakwad53101/
Ngihoguap531/
Gayiakwad531/
Gyagba505/
Gaaiyakwad501/
Gyakwa501/
Geacwa501/
Gaiyakkwad501/
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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 Nghihangwa
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