Ngowi Surname

16,628th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ngowi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngowi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania33,2581:1,592209
England311:1,797,35772,927
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Ngowi (10) may also be a first name.

Ngowi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ngowi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ngowi occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngowi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 16,628th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 218,406 people. Ngowi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngowi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ngowi is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 33,258 people, or 1 in 1,592. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 38 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent live and Arusha Region, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Ngowi exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Ngowi Last Name Statistics demography

Ngowi earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 56.6% more than the national average, earning $67,571 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nggowi9156/
Ngowei9128/
Ng'owi914/
N'Gowi911/
Nngowi911/
Ngouwi911/
Ngowie911/
Ngowui911/
Ngoowi911/
Ngoswi911/
Ngouwai831/
N'Gowie831/
Ngoshwi831/
Ngobi8024,412/
Ngovi802,409/
Ngawi801,566/
Ngowe801,343/
Ngewi80201/
Nguwi80192/
Ngobei73941/
Ngoubi73689/
Ngowet73610/
Ngouwa73319/
Ngoiva73255/
Nkgowe73155/
N'Gobi73138/
Nggobi7386/
Ngawai7379/
Ngewih7360/
Ngoobi7350/
Ngoywa7341/
Ngobih7330/
Ngohwe7323/
Ngahwi7320/
Ngosvi7314/
Nggewi7314/
Nggawi7313/
Ngoboi7312/
Ngobai7312/
Ngoiwa738/
Ngoibe737/
Ngohui735/
Ngawie735/
Ngouwe734/
Ngewai733/
Ngouvi733/
Ngguwi733/
Nggowe733/
Nguwai732/
Ngobii732/
Ngoweh732/
Ngoowe732/
Nguwih732/
Ngaboi732/
Ngosui731/
Nguwei731/
Ngowwa731/
Ngawei731/
Ngawyi731/
Ngovai731/
Ngawid731/
Ngowaa731/
Ngohwa731/
Ngoewe731/
Ngewhi731/
Ngovhi731/
Ngojwa731/
Ng'obi731/
Ngoubai67103/
Nengowe6727/
Ngouvei6721/
Ngehwih6721/
Ngoweje674/
Ngiewih674/
Ngochui672/
Ng'oboi672/
Ngiewei672/
Ngothui671/
Ngoybai671/
Ngowoue671/
Ngouwuy671/
Ngoujui671/
Ngoubih671/
Ngewieh671/
Nghobhi671/
N'Govie671/
Ngoweye671/
Ngowaya671/
Ningovi671/

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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 Ngowi
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