Ngwae Surname
Approximately 192 people bear this surname
Ngwae Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 155 | 1:297,935 | 18,952 |
| Solomon Islands | 29 | 1:20,001 | 3,902 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ngwae Demographics
Ngwae Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ngwae Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwae Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngwae occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwae? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,218,745th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 37,955,968 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Ngwae are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 297,935. In Kenya Ngwae is primarily found in: Kitui County, where 69 percent are found, Machakos County, where 30 percent are found and Embu County, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 15 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.
Ngwae Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Ngwae surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwahe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaee | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaiye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngwayie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkwae | 80 | 233 | / |
| Ngbae | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ngwoe | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ngweu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ngwahi | 73 | 164 | / |
| Ngwoua | 73 | 18 | / |
| Ngbaea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaeyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nguaheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngbayie | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Gbahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwajiep | 62 | 15 | / |
| Nkwayiep | 62 | 5 | / |
| Nkweu | 60 | 5 | / |
| Ngwui | 60 | 3 | / |
| Ngboe | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuih | 55 | 2 | / |
| Ncwahi | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nkwoaa | 55 | 1 | / |
| N'Kwoe | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nkwoua | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nkwahi | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nkwoeha | 50 | 4 | / |
| Nkwojie | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nguhoua | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ngueyie | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ngbeiji | 50 | 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
- 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 Ngwae
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