Ngiye Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Ngiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Ngiye (19) may also be a first name.
Ngiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngiye occurs in Botswana more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ngiye.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngiye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,689,253rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngiye reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ngiye is also the 2,523,061st most widespread forename at a global level, held by 19 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Botswana, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 56,075. Outside of Botswana Ngiye exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 10 percent live and Tanzania, where 8 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 Ngiye
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