Nghilengwa Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Nghilengwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nghilengwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia881:27,3804,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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
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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 Nghilengwa
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