Ngolobe Surname

140,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ngolobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngolobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3,0801:12,6752,075
Kenya841:549,76126,736
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ngolobe (10) may also be a first name.

Ngolobe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngolobe occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngolobe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 140,218th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,288,802 people. The surname Ngolobe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngolobe are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ngolobe is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name Ngolobe is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 3,080 people, or 1 in 12,675. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Busia District, where 56 percent reside, Namayingo District, where 16 percent reside and Bugiri District, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Uganda Ngolobe exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Ngolobe Last Name Statistics demography

Ngolobe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.79% less than the national average, earning R 88,428 per year.

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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
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  • 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 Ngolobe
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