Ngwandu Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ngwandu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwandu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1791:295,76322,969
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Ngwandu (20) may also be a first name.

Ngwandu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngwandu occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwandu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ngwandu is the 1,227,038th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. Ngwandu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwandu reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ngwandu is also the 2,446,817th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 20 people.

This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 179 people, or 1 in 295,763. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Geita Region, where 91 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 2 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ng'wandu937,006/
Ngw'andu937/
N'Gwandu932/
Ngwandeu931/
Ngbandu86274/
Nguandu861/
Ngwamdu861/
Nkweandu801/
Ngbondu71500/
Ngboundou632/

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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 Ngwandu
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