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
The last name Ngugi (Hindi: ंगूगी) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngugi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,088th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 78,462 people. The surname Ngugi is mostly found 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 widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 22,706 people.
This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 87,161 people, or 1 in 530. In Kenya Ngugi is primarily concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 25 percent live, Muranga County, where 15 percent live and Nakuru County, where 14 percent live. Barring Kenya Ngugi is found in 46 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 3 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.
Ngugi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Ngugi are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% registered with 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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