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 is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ngulangwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngulangwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ngulangwa is the 190,382nd most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,287,120 people. The surname Ngulangwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngulangwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,216 people, or 1 in 23,891. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Pwani Region, where 43 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 28 percent live and Lindi Region, where 15 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Ngulangwa occurs in one country. It is also common in Belgium, where 0 percent live.
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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