Ngwali Surname

101,937th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,628 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Namibia

Ngwali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,1931:16,5812,145
Malawi1,1241:15,2312,380
Namibia1711:14,0902,605
Cameroon421:494,50240,134
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ngwali (756) may also be a first name.

Ngwali Last Name Facts

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

Ngwali is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ngwali click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwali? popularity and diffusion

Ngwali is the 101,937th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,574,664 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwali live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ngwali is also the 298,808th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 756 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,193 people, or 1 in 16,581. In Tanzania Ngwali is most numerous in: Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 21 percent reside, Tanga Region, where 21 percent reside and Pemba South Region, where 19 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 24 percent reside and Namibia, where 4 percent reside.

Ngwali Last Name Statistics demography

Ngwali earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.89% less than the national average, earning R 43,044 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nghwali9287/
Ngwalai9211/
Ngwatli928/
Ngwalie921/
Ng'hwali86125/
Nengwali861/
Ngh'wali861/
Ngwale835,741/
Ngwala831,886/
Nkwali831,417/
Ngweli83486/
Ngbali83321/
Ngwoli8360/
Nguali8346/
Ngwaly831/
Ng'wala771,314/
Ngqwala77912/
Ngwaile77169/
Ngwalle7799/
Ngwaila7798/
Ng'weli7791/
Ngwaleh7728/
Ngwuala775/
Ngguali775/
Ng'wale774/
Ngwaele774/
Ngwalla773/
N'Gbali772/
Nghwale771/
Nhkwali771/
Ngwolis771/
Ngualie771/
Nggwala771/
Ngwaala771/
Ngwaale771/
Ngqwale771/
Ngwoeli771/
Ningwale712/
Ng'hwale711/
Ng'walla711/
Nengwaly711/
Ngwahala711/
Ngwalleh711/
Nghwahla711/
Ngquwala711/
Ngwele674,580/
Ngbale671,343/
Nkwale671,083/
Nkwala67191/
Nkweli6710/
Nguale676/
Nqweli672/
Ncwala671/
Ngwely671/
Ngvoli671/
Ngualy671/

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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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  • 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 Ngwali
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