Ngwanda Surname
Approximately 1,194 people bear this surname
Ngwanda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 495 | 1:106,953 | 10,393 |
| DR Congo | 308 | 1:239,869 | 23,092 |
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Zimbabwe | 138 | 1:111,871 | 15,325 |
| Zambia | 8 | 1:1,981,240 | 32,669 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Ngwanda (41) may also be a first name.
Ngwanda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwanda Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngwanda is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Ngwanda click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwanda? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ngwanda is the 314,479th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 6,103,472 people. The last name Ngwanda occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwanda reside; 41 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ngwanda is also the 1,590,275th most widely held first name on earth, held by 41 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 495 people, or 1 in 106,953. In Tanzania Ngwanda is primarily concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 79 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 17 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 26 percent reside and Malawi, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwandai | 93 | 4 | / |
| Ngwandah | 93 | 2 | / |
| Ngwaanda | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ngbanda | 86 | 3,048 | / |
| Nkwanda | 86 | 1,404 | / |
| Ngwande | 86 | 669 | / |
| Ngwando | 86 | 317 | / |
| Ngwandi | 86 | 249 | / |
| Nguanda | 86 | 208 | / |
| Ncwanda | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngwamdai | 80 | 11 | / |
| N'Gbanda | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ng'wande | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Kwanda | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwandoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwandeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaindi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwondah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwanduo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wandi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngbandi | 71 | 907 | / |
| Ngbando | 71 | 448 | / |
| Ngbonda | 71 | 349 | / |
| Nkwande | 71 | 200 | / |
| Ngbande | 71 | 171 | / |
| Nkuanda | 71 | 137 | / |
| Nguande | 71 | 23 | / |
| Ngwonde | 71 | 13 | / |
| Nkwandi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nkwonda | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ncwandi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nguandi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ngwamdi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nkwando | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nkwaindi | 67 | 126 | / |
| Ngbondea | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nguandee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwandje | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Guandi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- 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 Ngwanda
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