Ngwadzai Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ngwadzai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwadzai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3491:44,2366,805
Zambia441:360,22618,771
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Ngwadzai (96) may also be a first name.

Ngwadzai Last Name Facts

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

Ngwadzai is found most in Zimbabwe. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwadzai? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 730,373rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 18,356,539 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngwadzai are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 968,397th most widely held given name in the world, held by 96 people.

It is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 349 people, or 1 in 44,236. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 53 percent live, Harare Province, where 26 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 6 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 11 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Ngwadzai
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