Ngwanu Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Ngwanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Ngwanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngwanu has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Ngwanu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwanu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwanu reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 80 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 18 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwanui | 92 | 47 | / |
| Ngwanou | 92 | 38 | / |
| Ngcwangu | 86 | 1,154 | / |
| Ncgwangu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngwagnou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngwainhu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngwangou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngcwanau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nggwangu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwangu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nguanu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ngwenu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ngbanu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ngwonu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngcweangu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwahanou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nguangu | 77 | 316 | / |
| Nkwanui | 77 | 51 | / |
| Nkwanou | 77 | 41 | / |
| Ngwenui | 77 | 36 | / |
| Ncwangu | 77 | 15 | / |
| Ngwuonu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ngbanou | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Gbanou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nkwanguh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwenouh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngueanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nguannou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwenu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkuanu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkwonu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwangnou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwenui | 62 | 26 | / |
| Nkwenou | 62 | 20 | / |
| Nkwuenu | 62 | 20 | / |
| Nguounou | 57 | 2 | / |
| N'Gbonou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nguonnou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nguoungou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nkuenu | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Ngwanu
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