Ngugi Surname
Approximately 92,880 people bear this surname
Ngugi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 87,161 | 1:530 | 72 |
| Sudan | 2,800 | 1:13,396 | 1,853 |
| Indonesia | 1,865 | 1:70,911 | 7,640 |
| United States | 425 | 1:852,845 | 64,957 |
| England | 179 | 1:311,274 | 23,420 |
| Tanzania | 129 | 1:410,400 | 28,884 |
| United Arab Emirates | 92 | 1:99,590 | 8,729 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Iceland | 8 | 1:47,511 | 3,734 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Ngugi (22,706) may also be a first name.
Ngugi Demographics
Average Ngugi Salary in
United States
$43,832 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ngugi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngugi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngugi (Hindi: ंगूगी) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngugi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,088th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 78,462 people. Ngugi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ngugi are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 34,340th most frequently held given name on earth, held by 22,706 people.
The last name Ngugi is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 87,161 people, or 1 in 530. In Kenya Ngugi is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 25 percent reside, Muranga County, where 15 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 14 percent reside. Not including Kenya Ngugi occurs in 46 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 3 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.
Ngugi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Ngugi surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Ngugi last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ngugi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 214.1% more than the national average, earning R 746,412 per year; in United States they earn 1.58% more than the national average, earning $43,832 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.88% less than the national average, earning $49,246 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ngugi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ngugi in the Hindi language | ||
| ंगूगी | ngugi | - |
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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 Ngugi
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