Ngondwe Surname

614,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ngondwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngondwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4581:85,2398,982
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ngondwe (13) may also be a first name.

Ngondwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngondwe is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngondwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 614,324th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 14,517,024 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngondwe live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 13 people.

Ngondwe is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 458 people, or 1 in 85,239. In Uganda Ngondwe is mostly concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 19 percent live, Kampala District, where 11 percent live and Mubende District, where 10 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nggondwe931/
Ngandwe8634,703/
Ngondwa8657/
Ngondwi861/
Ngundwe861/
Ng'andwe8010,211/
Nghandwe807,566/
N'Gandwe80220/
Nga'ndwe8085/
Nghendwe8021/
Ngoundue805/
Ngand'we801/
Nganndwe801/
Ngaandwe801/
Nhgandwe801/
Ngandw771/
Nghanndwe751/
Ngondhoue751/
Ng'anndwe751/
N'G'andwe751/
Ngundue7182/
Ngandwa7169/
Ngandue7143/
Ngundwa715/
Ngondui711/
Ngantwe711/
Ng'andwa672/
Nghandwa671/
Nga'ndwa671/
Ng'andwd671/
Ng'handwa634/
Ngundui571/
Ngandui571/
Ngantue571/

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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 Ngondwe
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