Ngokwe Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ngokwe Surname User-submission:

The surname Ngokwe comes from the word ngokwe, meaning 'place where all garbage is thrown'.

Ngokwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2651:199,78017,053
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ngokwe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Ngokwe comes from the word ngokwe, meaning 'place where all garbage is thrown'.

- ngokwe

Ngokwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ngokwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ngokwe is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngokwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 948,111th most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngokwe live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 265 people, or 1 in 199,780. In Tanzania Ngokwe is mostly concentrated in: Lindi Region, where 100 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 0 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Ngokwe occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

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