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
Ngovu occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngovu? popularity and diffusion
Ngovu is the 418,547th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 8,780,176 people. The last name Ngovu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngovu reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 669,105th most common first name in the world It is held by 185 people.
The last name Ngovu is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 462 people, or 1 in 99,956. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Machakos County, where 44 percent live, Kitui County, where 36 percent live and Nairobi County, where 18 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name occurs 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 devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily 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
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- 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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