Ngikwa Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Ngikwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 50 | 1:923,598 | 33,552 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ngikwa (64) may also be a first name.
Ngikwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngikwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngikwa occurs most in Kenya. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngikwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ngikwa is the 2,605,694th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. Ngikwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngikwa reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ngikwa is also the 1,223,525th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 64 people.
The last name Ngikwa is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 923,598. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kitui County, where 94 percent are found, Makueni County, where 2 percent are found and Meru County, where 2 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nguikwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ngigwa | 83 | 222 | / |
| Ngukwa | 83 | 179 | / |
| Ngekwa | 83 | 27 | / |
| Ncikwa | 83 | 25 | / |
| Nzikwa | 83 | 20 | / |
| Njikwa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Ngikwi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ngikwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nsikwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngiqwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ncikhwa | 77 | 21 | / |
| Njuikwa | 77 | 13 | / |
| Nguekwa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ndjikwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nchikwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngikwoh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngaigwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nshikwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nsuikwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguikua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngiekwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njikwat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguikweh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nshinkwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njekwa | 67 | 4,159 | / |
| Ngekwi | 67 | 386 | / |
| Ngekwe | 67 | 76 | / |
| Nzekwa | 67 | 49 | / |
| Nsekwa | 67 | 40 | / |
| Ngugwa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ngecwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Njigwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nsigwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nzigwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nzegwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ncekwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngukwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngigba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njikwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nxekwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngigwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njikua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngucwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ngikwa
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