Ngikwa Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ngikwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngikwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya501:923,59833,552
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nguikwa922/
Ngigwa83222/
Ngukwa83179/
Ngekwa8327/
Ncikwa8325/
Nzikwa8320/
Njikwa8313/
Ngikwi834/
Ngikwe832/
Nsikwa831/
Ngiqwa831/
Ncikhwa7721/
Njuikwa7713/
Nguekwa778/
Ndjikwa773/
Nchikwa772/
Ngikwoh772/
Ngaigwa771/
Nshikwa771/
Nsuikwa771/
Nguikua771/
Ngiekwi771/
Njikwat771/
Nguikweh711/
Nshinkwa711/
Njekwa674,159/
Ngekwi67386/
Ngekwe6776/
Nzekwa6749/
Nsekwa6740/
Ngugwa6724/
Ngecwa6710/
Njigwa6710/
Nsigwa678/
Nzigwa677/
Nzegwa676/
Ncekwa675/
Ngukwo674/
Ngigba672/
Njikwo672/
Nxekwa672/
Njegwa671/
Ngegwa671/
Ngigwe671/
Njikua671/
Ngucwa671/
Ncegwa671/

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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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