Ngurwe Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ngurwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ngurwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1021:452,74423,898
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Ngurwe Demographics

Ngurwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Ngurwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngurwe is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ngurwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngurwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,806,862nd most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name Ngurwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngurwe reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 452,744. In Kenya Ngurwe is most prevalent in: Meru County, where 85 percent reside, Tharaka Nithi County, where 9 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Ngurwe exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Ngurwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ngurwe last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngorwe8310/
Ngurwa837/
Ngirwe832/
Ngurue831/
Ngourve771/
Ngourwi771/
Ngorwei771/
Ngurvet771/
Ngouroue711/
Ngorwa6728/
Nguruis621/
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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 Ngurwe
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