Nguweni Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nguweni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nguweni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe521:296,88930,036
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nguweni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nguweni is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nguweni? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,635,433rd most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nguweni reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Nguweni is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 296,889. In Zimbabwe Nguweni is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 83 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Iceland, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuweni9214/
Nguveni8640/
Gusweni8621/
Nouweni8611/
Ngiweni861/
Nghiweni8043/
N'Ouweni802/
Ngubeini801/
Guveni774/
Nuwini771/
Nuwena771/
Nuwenhuis7529/
Gouveni71232/
Ngubene71107/
Neuwenhuis7125/
Guvenis7117/
Nuiwenhuis7112/
Nuwinih719/
Nguwane717/
Nouwini717/
Nuweine712/
Gubenyi712/
Hgubeni712/
N'Oweni711/
Ngiwani711/
Nuweneh711/
Gaubeni711/
Ngubini711/
Ngiveni711/
Neubeni711/
Nuubeni711/
Gowenih711/
Nuwenge711/
Nubenyi711/
Ngoubene6728/
Ngubaini675/
Ngubuini671/
Nuwenuys671/
Nuwenhys671/
Guvenish671/
Nguvenge671/
Ngubinui671/
Nauwenge671/
Gouveeni671/
Neuwener670/

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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 Nguweni
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