Ngwalu Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ngwalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1731:306,02123,488
Kenya571:810,17431,920
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ngwalu (536) may also be a first name.

Ngwalu Last Name Facts

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

Ngwalu is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwalu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ngwalu is the 940,398th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,120,236 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwalu are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 364,183rd most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 536 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 173 people, or 1 in 306,021. In Tanzania Ngwalu is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 54 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 40 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania Ngwalu is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 20 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.

Ngwalu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ngwalu last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ng'walu926/
Ngwelu83351/
Nkwalu8342/
Ngualu8334/
Ngbalu831/
Ngwolu831/
Nkwaalu771/
Nguealeu711/
Nkualu6741/
Ngvolu6724/
Ngbolu678/
Nkwelu673/
Nkwaloo621/
N'Guolou571/
N'Gbolou571/
Nkuelu5034/

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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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  • 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 Ngwalu
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