Ngolwe Surname
Approximately 300 people bear this surname
Ngolwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 206 | 1:76,941 | 6,580 |
| Tanzania | 90 | 1:588,240 | 37,030 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Ngolwe (35) may also be a first name.
Ngolwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngolwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngolwe occurs most in Zambia. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngolwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ngolwe is the 893,754th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. Ngolwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngolwe reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 35 people.
The surname Ngolwe is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 206 people, or 1 in 76,941. In Zambia Ngolwe is mostly found in: Lusaka Province, where 41 percent live, Northern Province, where 23 percent live and Southern Province, where 13 percent live. Besides Zambia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 30 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngoulwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngulwe | 83 | 1,780 | / |
| Ngolwa | 83 | 1,089 | / |
| Ngalwe | 83 | 133 | / |
| Ngolbe | 83 | 12 | / |
| Ngolve | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngolue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngoulbe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngoulve | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngalwey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngouloue | 71 | 15 | / |
| Ngulwa | 67 | 1,096 | / |
| Ngalue | 67 | 706 | / |
| Ngalwa | 67 | 500 | / |
| Ngalwi | 67 | 49 | / |
| Ngolui | 67 | 36 | / |
| Ngalbe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ngulwi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ngulue | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngulbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngulve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ng'alwa | 62 | 7 | / |
| Ngalw'a | 62 | 4 | / |
| Ngalves | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ng'hulwa | 57 | 8 | / |
| Ngalueth | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ngalwaya | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ngoulbai | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ngului | 50 | 54 | / |
| Ngulbi | 50 | 2 | / |
| Ngalui | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Ngolwe
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