Nguluwe Surname

34,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Nguluwe Surname Definition:

Nguluwe is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: pig.

Nguluwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi9,8551:1,737189
Zambia4,9961:3,173395
Namibia2091:11,5282,188
Zimbabwe1551:99,60214,056
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
England51:11,143,612252,590
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Nguluwè (1) are calculated separately.

Nguluwe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nguluwe is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: pig.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Nguluwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nguluwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nguluwe is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Nguluwè. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nguluwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 34,701st most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 477,215 people. Nguluwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nguluwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 9,855 people, or 1 in 1,737. Barring Malawi it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 33 percent live and Namibia, where 1 percent live.

Nguluwe Last Name Statistics demography

Nguluwe earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.23% less than the national average, earning R 199,068 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nguluwè951/
Ngulube8684,773/
Nguluve86338/
Nguluwa86245/
Nguluwi8615/
Ngoluwe861/
Nguliwe861/
Nguluvhe801,501/
Ngullube802/
Nghuluwa802/
Ngulubea801/
Nguluhve801/
Ngulaube801/
Nguluube801/
Ngulubeh801/
Ngouloube757/
Nguluvhje751/
Nnguluvhe751/
Ngulubi71205/
Ngiliwe714/
Ngolowe712/
Nguluvai6711/
Ngulubai671/
Nguluvha671/
Ngulivhe671/
Ngouloubi631,853/
Ngolowi5755/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nguluwe
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