Nguwa Surname
Approximately 3,021 people bear this surname
Nguwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,107 | 1:35,064 | 4,343 |
| Kenya | 597 | 1:77,353 | 7,208 |
| Tanzania | 149 | 1:355,313 | 26,378 |
| Zimbabwe | 110 | 1:140,348 | 18,198 |
| Indonesia | 35 | 1:3,778,548 | 197,284 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Nguwa (351) may also be a first name.
Nguwa Demographics
Nguwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nguwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nguwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nguwa is most common in The DR Congo. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nguwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 146,698th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,412,296 people. The last name Nguwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nguwa live; 70 percent live in Central Africa and 70 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nguwa is also the 465,148th most frequent first name globally, held by 351 people.
The last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,107 people, or 1 in 35,064. Excluding The DR Congo it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 20 percent are found and Tanzania, where 5 percent are found.
Nguwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (94%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngouwa | 91 | 319 | / |
| Ngguwa | 91 | 34 | / |
| Nguwah | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nguwai | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ngauwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ng'uwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngueuwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ngouwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngushwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nguwaja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngouwap | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngauswa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ng'uswa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nguba | 80 | 6,510 | / |
| Nguwo | 80 | 1,438 | / |
| Nguwi | 80 | 192 | / |
| Nguva | 80 | 174 | / |
| Ngiwa | 80 | 72 | / |
| Nguwe | 80 | 38 | / |
| Ngushwai | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ngauchwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngushway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngouba | 73 | 710 | / |
| Nguhwe | 73 | 202 | / |
| Ngubai | 73 | 67 | / |
| Nguswe | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nguwer | 73 | 18 | / |
| Ngauwo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Nguuva | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ngowua | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nguwoh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nguwuo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ng'uva | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ngouwo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngouwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nggiwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nguwet | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngguwi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngouva | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nguwih | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngujwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngauba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngowwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngouwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nguweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nghuba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngoewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngowaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngujua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngubea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nghuwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngihua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nguwue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngauwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nguwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngubha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nenguwo | 67 | 204 | / |
| Ng'huba | 67 | 129 | / |
| Ngoubai | 67 | 103 | / |
| Ngouwou | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ngueuwo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nggubha | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ngueuva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngueuwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngouwuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngoubay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ng'ubai | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Gouba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngheuwo | 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
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- 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 Nguwa
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