Ngoloma Surname

384,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 925 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Ngoloma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngoloma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi5231:32,7334,882
Tanzania2141:247,39119,981
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ngoloma (36) may also be a first name.

Ngoloma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngoloma has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngoloma? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 384,325th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,878,428 people. The surname Ngoloma is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngoloma live; 59 percent live in Southern Africa and 59 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Ngoloma is also the 1,717,090th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 36 people.

Ngoloma is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 523 people, or 1 in 32,733. Barring Malawi it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 23 percent live and The DR Congo, where 16 percent live.

Ngoloma Last Name Statistics demography

Ngoloma earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.29% less than the national average, earning R 65,844 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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  • 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 Ngoloma
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