Ngugwi Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Ngugwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 30 | 1:514,608 | 41,883 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Ngugwi (19) may also be a first name.
Ngugwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngugwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngugwi is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ngugwi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngugwi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,373,373rd most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngugwi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Ngugwi is also the 2,523,061st most widespread forename globally. It is borne by 19 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 514,608. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Midlands Province, where 50 percent live, Harare Province, where 43 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 3 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngugwui | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nghungwi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ng'hugwi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngugwa | 83 | 24 | / |
| Ngukwi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ngugwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ngugui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngugbi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nghugwa | 77 | 90 | / |
| Ngungwe | 77 | 16 | / |
| Ngukwei | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngunkwi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngougwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngugwoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nghugwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nghungwe | 71 | 299 | / |
| Ng'ungwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngoungwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngueugwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngogwa | 67 | 195 | / |
| Ngukwa | 67 | 179 | / |
| Ngogwe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ngokui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngikwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngukui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngigwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngugbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngokwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngukwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngucwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ngugwi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis