Ngombwe Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Ngombwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 85 | 1:622,843 | 38,112 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ngombwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngombwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngombwe is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Ngombwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngombwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ngombwe is the 1,943,350th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname Ngombwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngombwe are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 622,843. In Tanzania Ngombwe is most frequent in: Dodoma Region, where 100 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ng'ombwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ngombw | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngombwa | 86 | 321 | / |
| Ngumbwe | 86 | 301 | / |
| Ngambwe | 86 | 92 | / |
| Ngombue | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ngembwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ng'ombwa | 80 | 34 | / |
| Nghembwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ng'ambwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ngohmbwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngoumboue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngambwa | 71 | 516 | / |
| Ngumbwa | 71 | 72 | / |
| Ngambue | 71 | 42 | / |
| Ngumbue | 71 | 35 | / |
| Ngembue | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ngambwi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nganbwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngamboue | 67 | 181 | / |
| Ng'ambwa | 67 | 163 | / |
| N'Gambwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngambwiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ng'anbwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nghuumbwa | 63 | 259 | / |
| Ng'aumbwa | 63 | 5 | / |
| Ngampwa | 57 | 41 | / |
| Ngambui | 57 | 2 | / |
| Ngambva | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nghunvwe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nganboue | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ngampoue | 53 | 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 Ngombwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis