Ngowani Surname
Approximately 522 people bear this surname
Ngowani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 321 | 1:48,094 | 7,363 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Congo | 25 | 1:199,564 | 8,388 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Ngowani (51) may also be a first name.
Ngowani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngowani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngowani occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngowani? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 596,518th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,960,816 people. Ngowani occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngowani live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Ngowani is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 51 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 321 people, or 1 in 48,094. In Zimbabwe Ngowani is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 38 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 33 percent live and Harare Province, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 20 percent live and The DR Congo, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngowanit | 93 | 4 | / |
| Ngowanyi | 93 | 2 | / |
| Ngowatnit | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ngouani | 86 | 296 | / |
| Ngowana | 86 | 13 | / |
| Ngowane | 86 | 11 | / |
| Ngawani | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ngovani | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngowomni | 80 | 71 | / |
| Ngojwana | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ngowanet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngouwana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngâhwani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngowona | 71 | 90 | / |
| Ngobane | 71 | 57 | / |
| Ngawana | 71 | 49 | / |
| Ngovane | 71 | 17 | / |
| Ngoywangoy | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ngawane | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ngowone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngauani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngabanai | 67 | 199 | / |
| Ng'owona | 67 | 110 | / |
| Ngobhane | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ngavhani | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ngabouni | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ngawuana | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngawuoni | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngabonai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngoboini | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkgawana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngowouna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngouwona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngoubane | 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 Ngowani
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