Ngwala Surname

217,420th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,886 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Malawi

Ngwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7731:95,57510,806
Malawi5491:31,1824,677
Tanzania2711:195,35716,724
Kenya1011:457,22724,042
Nigeria611:2,903,98091,283
Cameroon351:593,40245,326
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Namibia261:92,6698,353
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
England81:6,964,757184,742
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Ngwala (56) may also be a first name.

Ngwala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngwala is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwala? popularity and diffusion

Ngwala is the 217,420th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,864,022 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngwala live; 43 percent live in Central Africa and 43 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 56 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 773 people, or 1 in 95,575. Outside of The DR Congo Ngwala occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 29 percent reside and Tanzania, where 14 percent reside.

Ngwala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ngwala last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Ngwala earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.91% less than the national average, earning R 90,528 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ng'wala921,314/
Ngqwala92912/
Ngwaila9298/
Ngwalai9211/
Ngwuala925/
Ngwalah923/
Ngwalla923/
Ngwahla922/
Ngwaala921/
Nggwala921/
Ngwaela921/
Ngwahala861/
Ng'walla861/
Nghwahla861/
Ngquwala861/
Nguala838,839/
Ngwale835,741/
Ngwali834,628/
Ngwalo833,541/
Ngbala83466/
Nkwala83191/
Ngwela83153/
Nqwala83141/
Ncwala831/
Ngwaly831/
N'Gbala77193/
Nkwahla77173/
Ngwaile77169/
Ngwalle7799/
Nghwali7787/
Nkwaila7759/
Ngwealo7734/
Ngwaleh7728/
Ngwolah7720/
Ngwatli778/
Ngguala776/
Ng'wale774/
Ngwallo774/
Ngwelah773/
Nguaila773/
Ng'wela772/
Nkwalla772/
N'Guala772/
Ngqwalo772/
Ngqwela771/
Ngquala771/
Ngwaale771/
Nkqwala771/
Ngwatlo771/
Ngwalie771/
Ngqwale771/
Ngwelay771/
Ngbaula771/
Ngbalea771/
Ng'walo771/
Nghwale771/
Nkwaula771/
Ngbalia771/
Nguaula771/
Ng'hwali71125/
N'Gballa7119/
Nggualat713/
Ningwale712/
Nenguala711/
Ngwalleh711/
Nengwali711/
Nengwaly711/
Ngh'wali711/
Ng'hwale711/
Nkwali671,417/
Ngbale671,343/
Nkwale671,083/
Nkwela67405/
Ngbali67321/
Ngbalo67298/
Nkuala67151/
Ngwoli6760/
Ngbola6759/
Ngualo6749/
Nguali6746/
Ngwolo6743/
Ngwelo6733/
Nkwalo6713/
Nguale676/
Nqwela672/
Ngueallah671/
Ngualy671/
Nquala671/
Nqwalo671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ngwala
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