Nghilengwa Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Nghilengwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 88 | 1:27,380 | 4,297 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nghilengwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nghilengwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nghilengwa has its highest incidence in Namibia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nghilengwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,980,395th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname Nghilengwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nghilengwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Namibia, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 27,380. In Namibia it is primarily concentrated in: Omusati Region, where 70 percent live, Oshana Region, where 19 percent live and Khomas Region, where 5 percent live. Excluding Namibia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 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 Nghilengwa
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