Ngonyani Surname
Approximately 51,948 people bear this surname
Ngonyani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 51,908 | 1:1,020 | 133 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Ngonyani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngonyani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngonyani is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngonyani? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ngonyani is the 10,809th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 140,285 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngonyani reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Ngonyani is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 51,908 people, or 1 in 1,020. In Tanzania Ngonyani is most common in: Ruvuma Region, where 61 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 6 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonyani | 93 | 49 | / |
| Gonyani | 93 | 31 | / |
| Ngonyana | 88 | 76 | / |
| Ngenyani | 88 | 16 | / |
| Ngonjani | 88 | 10 | / |
| Ngonyane | 88 | 4 | / |
| Ngonyoni | 88 | 3 | / |
| Nganyani | 88 | 2 | / |
| Ngunyani | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nghonyana | 82 | 21 | / |
| Nkgonyane | 82 | 8 | / |
| Ngunyangi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ngongiani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nghanyani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ngonyanna | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nonyane | 80 | 9,164 | / |
| Nonyana | 80 | 3,871 | / |
| Ganyani | 80 | 1,568 | / |
| Gonjani | 80 | 185 | / |
| Gonyane | 80 | 156 | / |
| Gonyana | 80 | 69 | / |
| Noniani | 80 | 19 | / |
| Nanyani | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nonhani | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nagnani | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gonhani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goniani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nonyoni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gonyoni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kgonyane | 75 | 402 | / |
| Kgonyana | 75 | 162 | / |
| Noinyane | 75 | 101 | / |
| Nganyane | 75 | 49 | / |
| Nganjani | 75 | 34 | / |
| Nnonyane | 75 | 28 | / |
| Noonyane | 75 | 17 | / |
| Nonyange | 75 | 8 | / |
| Ngunyana | 75 | 8 | / |
| Ghanyani | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nganyana | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ganyangi | 75 | 6 | / |
| Nanyangi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ngunyane | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gangnani | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gonyanee | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ngonjana | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ganyanhi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ngenjani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qgonyana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nangnani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gonyanyy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nganyange | 71 | 60 | / |
| Nganyonyi | 71 | 34 | / |
| Gonyanaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Gonianh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkganyane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nonyahane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngganyane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nnanyangi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganyana | 67 | 1,102 | / |
| Ganyane | 67 | 447 | / |
| Nanyane | 67 | 280 | / |
| Nanyana | 67 | 92 | / |
| Gonhane | 67 | 30 | / |
| Nanjani | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gonjane | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nonjane | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nagnane | 67 | 5 | / |
| Noneane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gonjana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gonioni | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nonjoni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nonjana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goniana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nonyona | 67 | 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 Ngonyani
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