Ngwabela Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ngwabela Surname User-submission:

  1. Mangalani Ngwabela (1830) - Gazankulu, Northern Transvaal

- Wife: [Name not specified] - Son: Mahamu (born Giyani, Gazankulu capital city, near Kruger National Park)

  1. Mahamu son of Mangalani

- Son: Qamuza - Qamuza's wives: 1.

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Ngwabela 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
South Africa1191:455,27538,276
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Ngwabela Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

  1. Mangalani Ngwabela (1830) - Gazankulu, Northern Transvaal

- Wife: [Name not specified] - Son: Mahamu (born Giyani, Gazankulu capital city, near Kruger National Park)

  1. Mahamu son of Mangalani

- Son: Qamuza - Qamuza's wives: 1. Ngwa-Nyambi 2. Ngwashisumbula 3. Mariam 4. Ngwa-Khisameli 5. Hlekwazi Khathwana - Qamuza's sons: 1. Zafaniya 2. Mavelani 3. Solomon 4. Booi 5. Mondawu

  1. Qamuza's family settled in Tonga, Mpumalanga

- Tonga was named with the Ngwabela's Clan by Qamuza and the Ngomane kingdom

  1. Rasmos son of Qamuza (1912-1993)

- Wives: 1. Ermely (Ngwa-Joseph) 2. Saliya 3. Sara 4. Anna - Rasmos's Children: 1. Samuel 2. Maria 3. Lizzie 4. Alex Nalia 5. Israel 6. John 7. George 8. Nomsa 9. Elson 10. Joseph 11. Green 12. Others (not named)

  1. Samuel (son of Rasmos)

- Wives: Ennie Loraine and Nomiya - Concubine: Chrestina with two Children - Moved to Phelindaba, Atteridgeville, and later settled in kwaNdebele 1980 - Ennie wife of Samuel passed away in 2013 and Samuel passed away in 2016,

  1. Alex (son of Rasmos)

- Wife: Rose - Settled in Tweefontein, kwaNdebele Ngwabela

the clan Tongo Ngwabela fuwani fuya tihomu tija ematongo, Bakashtamela mkhabva rumbu leritsongo ashitameli shitamela lerikulu ,fuwani tongo

family locations:

  • Mkhuhlu, Bushbuckridge
  • Kahooyi Mangweni
  • Matsulu
  • Pienaar
  • Tembisa
  • Witbank
  • Durban
  • Cape Town
  • Limpopo
  • Bloemfontein
  • Johannesburg
- Jomo J Nywabela
  1. Mangalani Ngwabela (1830) - Gazankulu, Northern Transvaal

- Wife: [Name not specified] - Son: Mahamu (born Giyani, Gazankulu capital city, near Kruger National Park)

  1. Mahamu son of Mangalani

- Son: Qamuza - Qamuza's wives: 1. Ngwa-Nyambi 2. Ngwashisumbula 3. Mariam 4. Ngwa-Khisameli 5. Hlekwazi Khathwana - Qamuza's sons: 1. Zafaniya 2. Mavelani 3. Solomon 4. Booi 5. Mondawu

  1. Qamuza's family settled in Tonga, Mpumalanga

- Tonga was named with the Ngwabela's Clan by Qamuza and the Ngomane kingdom

  1. Rasmos son of Qamuza (1912-1993)

- Wives: 1. Ermely (Ngwa-Joseph) 2. Saliya 3. Sara 4. Anna - Rasmos's Children: 1. Samuel 2. Maria 3. Lizzie 4. Alex Nalia 5. Israel 6. John 7. George 8. Nomsa 9. Elson 10. Joseph 11. Green 12. Others (not named)

  1. Samuel (son of Rasmos)

- Wives: Ennie Loraine and Nomiya - Concubine: Chrestina with two Children - Moved to Phelindaba, Atteridgeville, and later settled in kwaNdebele 1980 - Ennie wife of Samuel passed away in 2013 and Samuel passed away in 2016,

  1. Alex (son of Rasmos)

- Wife: Rose - Settled in Tweefontein, kwaNdebele Ngwabela

family locations:

  • Mkhuhlu, Bushbuckridge
  • Kahooyi Mangweni
  • Matsulu
  • Pienaar
  • Tembisa
  • Witbank
  • Durban
  • Cape Town
  • Limpopo
  • Bloemfontein
  • Johannesburg
- Jomo J Nywabela
DNA test information
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Ngwabela Demographics

Average Ngwabela Salary in
South Africa

R 125,976

Per year
Rank:
113,420 of 197,403
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000110589
Rank: 60,127 of 197,403
Percentage of national average salary:
53.01%
Sample size: 22 (2017)

Average Salary in
South Africa

R 237,638

Per year
Per month:
R 19,803
Per week:
R 4,401
Per day:
R 651

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Ngwabela Last Name Facts

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

Ngwabela occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwabela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,497,948th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwabela are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 455,275. In South Africa Ngwabela is most prevalent in: Mpumalanga, where 44 percent are found, Limpopo, where 36 percent are found and Gauteng, where 19 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Ngwabela exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found.

Ngwabela Last Name Statistics demography

Ngwabela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.99% less than the national average, earning R 125,976 per year.

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