Ngoni Surname
Approximately 3,520 people bear this surname
Ngoni Surname Definition:
Ngoni is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: a traditional warrior.
Ngoni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 862 | 1:85,707 | 9,810 |
| Zimbabwe | 647 | 1:23,861 | 3,605 |
| South Africa | 463 | 1:117,014 | 13,941 |
| Kenya | 379 | 1:121,847 | 10,183 |
| Cameroon | 314 | 1:66,144 | 8,373 |
| Tanzania | 301 | 1:175,886 | 15,352 |
| Congo | 201 | 1:24,821 | 2,708 |
| Botswana | 188 | 1:11,633 | 2,210 |
| Nigeria | 82 | 1:2,160,278 | 74,262 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Ngôni (1) are calculated separately.
Ngoni (9,021) may also be a first name.
Ngoni Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ngoni is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: a traditional warrior.
Ngoni Demographics
Average Ngoni Salary in
South Africa
R 155,244
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Ngoni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngoni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngoni is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Ngôni. For other potential spellings of Ngoni click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngoni? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 128,714th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,070,326 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngoni are found; 37 percent are found in Southern Africa and 37 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 65,597th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 9,021 people.
The surname Ngoni is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 862 people, or 1 in 85,707. Other than The DR Congo this surname exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 13 percent reside.
Ngoni Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Ngoni surname is primarily Christian (89%) in Kenya.
Ngoni earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.67% less than the national average, earning R 155,244 per year.
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Footnotes
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