Ngolemwai Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ngolemwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngolemwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1371:337,08020,325
Uganda1081:361,47523,506

Ngolemwai (75) may also be a first name.

Ngolemwai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngolemwai is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngolemwai? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,028,911th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 29,745,085 people. The surname Ngolemwai occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngolemwai reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 75 people.

The surname Ngolemwai is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 337,080. In Kenya it is primarily found in: West Pokot County, where 99 percent are found and Baringo County, where 1 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 44 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngolemwayi951/
Ngolimwai891/
Ngalemwa82172/
Ngolemba821/
Ngolomwa821/
Ngelemway781/
Ngoylemba781/
Ngalemba71238/
Ngolembe7152/
Ngolimba7137/
Ngolimwe711/
Ngalemua711/
Ngalenwa711/
Ngalmbai711/
Ngalimwa711/
Ngoloimwe6754/
Ngoulembe671/
Ngolembeu671/
Ngolembeye631/
Ngulimba59381/
Ngalimba598/
Ngalimbaya5329/

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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 Ngolemwai
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