Ngwana Surname

107,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ngwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,1121:17,4092,190
Cameroon8761:23,7093,204
DR Congo2051:360,38831,424
Zimbabwe431:359,02933,752
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
England281:1,989,93178,001
United States101:36,245,893832,629
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Ngwana (400) may also be a first name.

Ngwana Last Name Facts

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

Ngwana is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ngwana.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 107,732nd most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,683,814 people. Ngwana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngwana are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Ngwana is also the 431,593rd most frequently held first name globally, held by 400 people.

The last name Ngwana is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 3,112 people, or 1 in 17,409. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 48 percent live, Gauteng, where 20 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 17 percent live. Outside of South Africa Ngwana is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.

Ngwana Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ngwana surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

The amount Ngwana earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 37.7% less than the national average, earning R 148,056 per year and in United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nngwana9274/
Nghwana9263/
Ngwanah9253/
Ngcwana9229/
Ngwagna924/
Ngqwana923/
Ng'wana922/
Ngwanad922/
Ngwatna921/
Ngwaena921/
Ngwaina921/
Ngwanat921/
Ngwanea921/
Ngwanna921/
Ngwuana921/
Ngkwana921/
Ngwanha921/
Ngwhana921/
Ngwangna862/
Ng'wanga861/
Nqugwana861/
Ngcwanau861/
Ngquwana861/
Ngwane8322,391/
Nkwana839,532/
Ngwena833,307/
Ngwani831,125/
Ncwana831,031/
Ngbana83184/
Nguana8389/
Ngwano8320/
Ngwona835/
Nqwana832/
Ngqukwana8067/
Ngquqwana803/
Ngwatgnat802/
Ngwangnat801/
Ngingwana801/
Ngqugwana801/
Ng'wane77395/
Ngwanyi77213/
Ngqwane77197/
Ngcwane77179/
Ngwango77164/
Ng'wani77148/
Ncwanga7756/
Ngwanui7747/
Ngwenah7746/
Ngwuani7742/
Ngwanou7738/
Ngwuona7738/
Ngwanet7727/
Ngbaina7722/
Ng'wena7717/
Ngwaani7715/
Ngwanoh7711/
N'Gwane7710/
Nghwani779/
Ngwahni779/
Ngwaneh775/
Nkgwena774/
Ngwanie773/
Ngwanje773/
N'Gbana773/
Nngwani773/
Ngwenay772/
Ng'wano772/
Nkcwana772/
Nqwanga772/
Ngwanyo772/
Ngw'ane771/
Ngwa'ne771/
Ngwaune771/
Nguanna771/
Nguanai771/
Nguanea771/
Nghwena771/
Ngwanei771/
Nqgwane771/
Nquwana771/
Nkgwane771/
Nkwanna771/
Ngwanne771/
Ngweyna771/
Nckwana771/
Hngwani771/
Ng'hwani71653/
Ngwanije7188/
Ngwuanyi7128/
Ngcwango7118/
Ng'weina719/
Nquqwana714/
Nhg'wani712/
Ng'wanyi712/
Nqukwana712/
Ng'wanje711/
Ngwaanyi711/
Ngbahana711/
Ngwatgni711/
Ngwagnou711/
Ngwangoh711/
Ngwangou711/
Ngwangoy711/
Ngh'wani711/
Nqgwange711/
Nqgwangi711/
Nkwannaa711/
Nghwangi711/
Ngquanga711/
Ngqwange711/
Ncwane675,419/
Nkwane674,434/
Ngwono67251/
Nqwena67222/
Nkwani67170/
Nkwany67116/
Nkwano6793/
Nguani6774/
Nkwena6751/
Ncwani6746/
Ngbane6741/
Ngbona6738/
Nguane6737/
Nengwaine6726/
Nqwane6724/
Ngbano6721/
Nqwani6717/
Nguany679/
Nenghwane678/
Nkuana677/
Ngqukwane675/
Ngwone674/
Ngwoni673/
Ngqukwani673/
Ncwano672/
Ng'hwangi671/
Ngvani671/
Nguona671/
Ngwahanou671/
Ngquqwane671/

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