Ngwabi Surname

172,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ngwabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,3441:11,4871,489
South Africa5701:95,04911,609
DR Congo2331:317,08028,591
Cameroon1431:145,23816,093
Tanzania641:827,21343,161
Botswana611:35,8517,015
Zambia571:278,06916,150
England71:7,959,723202,100
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ngwabi (172) may also be a first name.

Ngwabi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngwabi is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwabi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 172,827th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,929,078 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwabi reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 696,764th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 172 people.

This surname is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,344 people, or 1 in 11,487. In Zimbabwe Ngwabi is most frequent in: Bulawayo Province, where 40 percent are found, Matabeleland South Province, where 27 percent are found and Matabeleland North Province, where 23 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 23 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.

Ngwabi Last Name Statistics demography

Ngwabi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.29% less than the national average, earning R 118,128 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwabit9233/
Ngwabiy9223/
Ngweabi924/
Nkgwabi922/
Ngwahbi922/
Ngwabih921/
Ngwaabi921/
Ngwabije86485/
Nkwabi8314,735/
Ngwabe831,748/
Ngwaba831,203/
Ngwavi83143/
Nguabi83114/
Ngbabi8327/
Ngwebi839/
Ncwabi835/
Ngwobi831/
Ng'wavi771,381/
Ngcwabe77713/
Ngcwaba7732/
Ngwabaa7716/
Ngw'avi7713/
Ngqwaba776/
Ngwaaba773/
Ngwabay773/
Ngwuaba773/
Ngwabyt772/
Nguaibi771/
Ngqwebi771/
Nkwabei771/
Ngwabeu771/
Ngwobei771/
Ngwebih771/
Ngwebai771/
Ngwaabe771/
Ngwabaya7127/
Nghuabie711/
Ncwaba67355/
Ngbabe67134/
Nkwebi67127/
Nkwabe67109/
Ngwebe6790/
Nkuabi6763/
Ngbobi6755/
Nkwaba6752/
Nguaba6732/
Ncwabe6711/
Nguobi6710/
Ngwave677/
Nqwabe671/
Nqwebi671/
Ngwoba671/

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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
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  • 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 Ngwabi
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