Ngwagwa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Ngwagwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ngwagwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwagwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngwagwa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ngwagwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwagwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ngwagwa is the 6,723,624th most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Ngwagwa reside; 63 percent reside in Southern Africa and 63 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Ngwagwa is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 100 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent live and Kenya, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwangwai | 88 | 9 | / |
| Ngwangway | 88 | 4 | / |
| Ngwang'wa | 88 | 4 | / |
| Ngwagwe | 86 | 49 | / |
| Ngwakwa | 86 | 21 | / |
| Ngwagba | 86 | 8 | / |
| Nguagwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ngwaqwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkwagwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngbagwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngwagwi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngwankwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ngwaigwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wakwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwangwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nngwangwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngwakwe | 71 | 1,195 | / |
| Nkwakwa | 71 | 162 | / |
| Nguagba | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ngbagba | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ngwakwo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngwakwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwague | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwagbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngbagwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nguagua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nguaigba | 67 | 120 | / |
| Nkwaakwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngwankua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaikwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngueagba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwakwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwankwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngbaagba | 67 | 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 Ngwagwa
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