Ngwaja Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Ngwaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 86 | 1:629,973 | 47,084 |
| Nigeria | 39 | 1:4,542,122 | 122,724 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Ngwaja Demographics
Average Ngwaja Salary in
South Africa
R 71,136
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Ngwaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngwaja is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwaja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,604,449th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname Ngwaja is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwaja live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Ngwaja is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 629,973. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent are found, North West, where 19 percent are found and Western Cape, where 7 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Ngwaja is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 31 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.
Ngwaja Last Name Statistics demography
Ngwaja earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.07% less than the national average, earning R 71,136 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwaa | 91 | 29 | / |
| Ngwaya | 83 | 3,321 | / |
| Ngwaji | 83 | 240 | / |
| Ngweja | 83 | 215 | / |
| Ngwaju | 83 | 130 | / |
| Ngbaja | 83 | 21 | / |
| Ngwuja | 83 | 12 | / |
| Ngwaje | 83 | 10 | / |
| Nkwaja | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ngwoja | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nguaja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngwajo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nqwaja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngwija | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ng'waya | 77 | 223 | / |
| Ng'waje | 77 | 207 | / |
| Ng'waji | 77 | 181 | / |
| Ngwayah | 77 | 141 | / |
| Nghwaya | 77 | 17 | / |
| Ngwajuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Gwaje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwejah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwijah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngcweja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwej | 73 | 7,705 | / |
| Ngwai | 73 | 726 | / |
| Nkwaj | 73 | 56 | / |
| Ngwau | 73 | 51 | / |
| Ngway | 73 | 39 | / |
| Ngwea | 73 | 33 | / |
| Nkwaa | 73 | 24 | / |
| Ngwoa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ng'hwaya | 71 | 929 | / |
| Ng'hwaje | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ngh'waya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nengwaji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngweyaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngweji | 67 | 5,513 | / |
| Ngwayi | 67 | 1,595 | / |
| Ngbaya | 67 | 530 | / |
| Nkwaje | 67 | 427 | / |
| Ngweya | 67 | 340 | / |
| Ngwayu | 67 | 292 | / |
| Ngwijo | 67 | 223 | / |
| Nguaya | 67 | 208 | / |
| Nkwaya | 67 | 182 | / |
| Nkwaju | 67 | 175 | / |
| Ngweha | 67 | 164 | / |
| Ngwayo | 67 | 156 | / |
| Ngwiya | 67 | 124 | / |
| Ngueja | 67 | 90 | / |
| Ngwaye | 67 | 81 | / |
| Nkwija | 67 | 75 | / |
| Nkwaji | 67 | 56 | / |
| Ngwije | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ngweje | 67 | 44 | / |
| Ngbaji | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ngwahu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ngwawe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngwiji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkwaha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngbaje | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngwejo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngwuya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngweah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nngwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngbaai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkweja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwa'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncwija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwajo | 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 Ngwaja
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