Ngoniwa Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ngoniwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngoniwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998

Ngoniwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngoniwa occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngoniwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,100,440th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Ngoniwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngoniwa live; 68 percent live in Central Africa and 68 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Beside The DR Congo this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nganiwa8632/
Ngonywa8621/
Nguniwa8621/
Ngoniwo864/
Ngoniwe861/
Ngeniwa861/
Ngoniba861/
Ngouniba801/
N'Goniba801/
Ngoniwho801/
Nganywa7114/
Ngunjwa714/
Nganiva713/
Ngonebi712/
Ngenywa712/
Nganiba712/
Ngonibi711/
Nganiwo711/
Ngoneba711/
Ngunhwa711/
Nganjwa711/
Ngoenjua672/
Ngongnui672/
Nganhuwa671/
Ngonybei671/
Ngunywai671/

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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 Ngoniwa
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