Ngongani Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ngongani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngongani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Ngongani Last Name Facts

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

Ngongani is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngongani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,293,424th most widely held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname Ngongani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngongani live; 70 percent live in Central Africa and 70 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Ngongani is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Without taking into account The DR Congo Ngongani occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 17 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live.

Ngongani Last Name Statistics demography

Ngongani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.87% less than the national average, earning R 38,340 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngonganyi942/
Ngangani88447/
Ngongoni88235/
Ngongane882/
Ngongany881/
Ngongonyi821/
Ng'ang'ani784/
Ngongongai781/
Ngannganio781/
Ngongona7526/
Ngongone751/
Ngongoina711/
Ng'ong'ona6772/
Ng'ang'ana675/
Nghanghane671/
Ngangane50175/
Ngangana5065/

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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 Ngongani
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