Ngwane Surname

24,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,391 people bear this surname

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

Ngwane Surname Definition:

Ngwane is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: mine (This child belongs to me).

Ngwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa20,6991:2,617323
Cameroon8161:25,4523,464
Zambia4101:38,6583,856
Zimbabwe3661:42,1816,506
England281:1,989,93178,001
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Swaziland91:144,244719
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
China21:683,660,78330,601
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Ngwane (405) may also be a first name.

Ngwane Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ngwane is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: mine (This child belongs to me).

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ngwane Last Name Facts

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

Ngwane is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwane? popularity and diffusion

Ngwane is the 24,172nd most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 325,468 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwane are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 428,575th most widely held first name globally It is held by 405 people.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 20,699 people, or 1 in 2,617. In South Africa it is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 60 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 15 percent are found and Gauteng, where 11 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 4 percent are found and Zambia, where 2 percent are found.

Ngwane Last Name Statistics demography

Ngwane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.82% less than the national average, earning R 152,508 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ngqwane92197/
Ngcwane92179/
Ngwanet9227/
N'Gwane9210/
Ngwaneh925/
Ngwanie923/
Ngwanje923/
Ngw'ane921/
Ngwa'ne921/
Ngwaune921/
Ngwanea921/
Ngwanei921/
Nqgwane921/
Nkgwane921/
Ngwanne921/
Ngwan911,135/
Ngwanije8688/
Ngwejane8624/
Ng'wanje861/
Nqgwange861/
Ngqwange861/
Ngwajane861/
Ncwane835,419/
Nkwane834,434/
Ngwana834,328/
Ngwani831,125/
Ngwene83378/
Ngwain83352/
Ngbane8341/
Nguane8337/
Nqwane8324/
Ngwine837/
Ngwone834/
Nghwan832/
Ngwand831/
Ngwann831/
Nengwaine8026/
Nenghwane808/
Ngqukwane805/
Nkgwajane801/
Ngquqwane801/
Ngwanyi77213/
Ng'wani77148/
Nngwana7774/
Nghwana7763/
Ngwanui7747/
Ngwuani7742/
Ngcwana7729/
Ngwaani7715/
Nghwani779/
Ngwahni779/
Nkwange776/
Ngwahan775/
Ngbeane774/
Ngwenie773/
Nngwani773/
Ngqwana773/
Ng'wana772/
Nguange772/
Nkwagne772/
Ngwanyo772/
Nqwanne771/
Nguanea771/
Nguanet771/
Nggwain771/
Ngweneh771/
Ngwaina771/
Ngwaing771/
Ngwanna771/
Nkwanie771/
Nqwange771/
Ngwuana771/
Ngkwana771/
Ngvaane771/
Ngqwang771/
Ngwanha771/
Ngwatyn771/
Ngwhana771/
Nckwane771/
Hngwani771/
Nggwiyange7521/
Nkwan73613/
Nguan73550/
Ngban73317/
Ngvan73247/
Ngwam7350/
Ngwon7316/
Ng'hwani71653/
Ngbayane7189/
Ngwuanyi7128/
Nkwangue7128/
Nguehane7118/
Ngwayana7110/
Ngwejana717/
Nqukwane716/
Nhg'wani712/
Ng'wanyi712/
Nkwahane712/
Ngwaanyi711/
Nguaigne711/
Nguamgne711/
Ngbayine711/
Ngingwan711/
Ngwatgni711/
Ngwayani711/
Ngwenieh711/
Ngwongeh711/
Ngwangoy711/
Nkweyane711/
Ningkwan711/
Ngh'wani711/
Nqgwangi711/
Nkwayane711/
Ngbuyane711/
Nghwangi711/
Ngquwana711/
Ngwejani711/
Ngweyana711/
Nkwana679,532/
Nkwain675,096/
Ncwana671,031/
Nkwani67170/
Nkwany67116/
Nguani6774/
Nkwine6752/
Ncwani6746/
Nguaan6740/
Ncwang6739/
Nkwene6737/
N'Gban6737/
Ngbone6726/
Nqwani6717/
Nguany679/
Nqwene678/
Nquane677/
Ngwona675/
Nghuan675/
Ngweny675/
Nkuane675/
Nkwand674/
Ngwoni673/
Ngqukwani673/
Ngquqwana673/
Nkwone672/
Ngbain672/
Ngwoun672/
Ng'hwangi671/
Ngvani671/
Ngbaun671/
Ngwandowa671/
Nqwain671/
Nguone671/
Nguaingne671/
Nguamgnie671/
Nguean671/
Nghban671/
N'Guan671/
Ngwayenha671/
Ngwenj671/
Ngweun671/
Ngwgon671/
Ngwoon671/
Ngwouenet671/
Nkwann671/
Ngcwam671/
Ngqugwana671/
Ncuane671/
Ncwene671/
Ngbaan671/

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