Ngoshani Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Ngoshani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ngoshani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngoshani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngoshani occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngoshani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Ngoshani are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 36 percent reside, Lindi Region, where 9 percent reside and Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent reside.
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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 Ngoshani
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