Ngorwe Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Ngorwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Ngorwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngorwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngorwe occurs most in Kenya. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngorwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngorwe live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Ngorwe is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya Ngorwe is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 67 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 17 percent reside and Meru County, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 40 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngorwei | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngurwe | 83 | 104 | / |
| Ngorwa | 83 | 28 | / |
| Ngarwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ngorbe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngourwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngourve | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngarwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngoorbee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngouroue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngarwa | 67 | 158 | / |
| Ngarwi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ngurwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ngerue | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngarbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngurue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ng'arwa | 62 | 3 | / |
| Nga'rwa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ngurvet | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ngaruhe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ngarbey | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ngarbi | 50 | 23 | / |
| Ngarui | 50 | 2 | / |
| Ngarva | 50 | 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 Ngorwe
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