Ngovu Surname
Approximately 830 people bear this surname
Ngovu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 462 | 1:99,956 | 8,760 |
| DR Congo | 239 | 1:309,120 | 27,984 |
| South Africa | 128 | 1:423,263 | 36,588 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Ngovu (185) may also be a first name.
Ngovu Demographics
Average Ngovu Salary in
South Africa
R 264,864
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Ngovu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngovu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngovu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngovu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ngovu is the 418,547th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,780,176 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngovu live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 669,105th most frequent first name globally, borne by 185 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 462 people, or 1 in 99,956. In Kenya Ngovu is mostly concentrated in: Machakos County, where 44 percent live, Kitui County, where 36 percent live and Nairobi County, where 18 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 29 percent live and South Africa, where 15 percent live.
Ngovu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Ngovu earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 11.46% more than the national average, earning R 264,864 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngovhu | 91 | 13 | / |
| Ngovou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Govu | 89 | 1,014 | / |
| Novu | 89 | 469 | / |
| Ngouvou | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ngohvou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Novau | 80 | 431 | / |
| Novou | 80 | 349 | / |
| Ngavu | 80 | 345 | / |
| Govou | 80 | 201 | / |
| Govus | 80 | 189 | / |
| Novus | 80 | 89 | / |
| Ngobu | 80 | 67 | / |
| Ngevu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ngowu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gouvu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Govud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nuovu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Noveu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nouvu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Novuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nnovu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngabou | 73 | 699 | / |
| Ngobut | 73 | 156 | / |
| Ngawou | 73 | 131 | / |
| Ngavou | 73 | 86 | / |
| Ngobou | 73 | 24 | / |
| Ngobeu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ngoewu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Novahu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nouvou | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nghowu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Novaus | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gouvus | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngompu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngowou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Goveus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nngowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nouvus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngouwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngowui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngoobu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngievu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngaveu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkgobu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gavu | 67 | 3,650 | / |
| Gobu | 67 | 3,012 | / |
| Nobu | 67 | 2,121 | / |
| Ngoubou | 67 | 1,202 | / |
| Navu | 67 | 270 | / |
| Nganpou | 67 | 84 | / |
| Ngampou | 67 | 55 | / |
| Nowu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Gowu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ngouwou | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ngahvou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngobuth | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ngoubeu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nghabou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngonpou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngompou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngavaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngawouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Gowou | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Gabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nouvouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Novault | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngoibou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngouwuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngeuhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nghobou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngatvou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngabgou | 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 Ngovu
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