Ngwako Surname

167,829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Ngwako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,3771:39,3455,064
Botswana1,1751:1,861172
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ngwako (18,724) may also be a first name.

Ngwako Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngwako is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ngwako click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwako? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ngwako is the 167,829th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,829,016 people. The last name Ngwako occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwako reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ngwako is also the 39,723rd most frequently used forename in the world. It is borne by 18,724 people.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,377 people, or 1 in 39,345. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 36 percent reside, Gauteng, where 32 percent reside and Limpopo, where 25 percent reside. Other than South Africa Ngwako occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 46 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.

Ngwako Last Name Statistics demography

Ngwako earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.89% less than the national average, earning R 104,820 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwakou922/
Ngwakuo921/
Ngwuako921/
Nkgwakou861/
Ngwaka831,017/
Ngweko8352/
Nkwako8349/
Nguako8315/
Nqwako833/
Ngwoko832/
Nguaiko77170/
Ngwakah7775/
Ngwakeu775/
Ng'waka775/
Ngwuoko771/
Ngweaka771/
Ngwekoh771/
Nkwakou771/
Nngbako771/
Ngqwaka771/
Ngwakaha71109/
Ngwaqa67615/
Nguaka67200/
Ngweka67141/
Nkwaka6762/
Nguoko6736/
Ngwaca6732/
Ngwoka6715/
Nkwoko678/
Nkweko672/
Nkuako672/
Ngwoco671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Ngwako
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis