Ngowela Surname
Approximately 214 people bear this surname
Ngowela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
Ngowela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngowela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngowela occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngowela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,129,067th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. Ngowela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngowela are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Barring Malawi this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 2 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 Ngowela
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