Ngqongwa Surname

347,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ngqongwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngqongwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0501:51,5986,540
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ngqongwa Last Name Facts

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

Ngqongwa is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngqongwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ngqongwa is the 347,722nd most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 6,933,916 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngqongwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 1,050 people, or 1 in 51,598. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 63 percent are found, Western Cape, where 18 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found. Beside South Africa this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Ngqongwa Last Name Statistics demography

Ngqongwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.88% less than the national average, earning R 142,860 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nqongwa9338/
Ngcongwa882/
Ngqonqwa881/
Ngqonkwa881/
Ngqomgwa881/
Nqhongwa881/
Nkongwa80344/
Ncongwa801/
Nqgoncwa751/
Nkongwua751/
Nkonkwa6735/
Nkangwa6718/
Nkongua674/
Ncangwa671/
Nkongwoh631/
N'Kangwa631/
Nkhongkwoh563/
Nkonginqua561/
Nkonkwo538/
Nkankwa534/
Nkangwo533/
Nkongbo532/
Nkonkua531/
Nkongboh501/

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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 Ngqongwa
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