Ngulangwa Surname
Approximately 2,217 people bear this surname
Ngulangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,216 | 1:23,891 | 2,941 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Ngulangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngulangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngulangwa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngulangwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ngulangwa is the 190,382nd most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,287,120 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngulangwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Ngulangwa is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,216 people, or 1 in 23,891. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Pwani Region, where 43 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 28 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Belgium, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngulagwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ngilangwa | 89 | 2,415 | / |
| Ngulangba | 89 | 68 | / |
| Ngilangwah | 84 | 3 | / |
| Ngulagba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Golang'wa | 78 | 9 | / |
| Ngilongwa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gulagba | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gulagva | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nghilongwa | 74 | 320 | / |
| Ngolongwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gologwa | 63 | 9 | / |
| Ngoulokway | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gulaqua | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ngolokwa | 59 | 21 | / |
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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 Ngulangwa
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