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 surname Ngwae occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwae? popularity and diffusion
Ngwae is the 1,218,745th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Ngwae live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 297,935. In Kenya it 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. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 15 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.
Ngwae Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly 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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