Ngwarai Surname
Approximately 1,223 people bear this surname
Ngwarai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,215 | 1:12,706 | 1,705 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Ngwarai (1,093) may also be a first name.
Ngwarai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwarai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngwarai is most common in Zimbabwe. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwarai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 308,515th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 5,958,746 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwarai are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Ngwarai is also the 241,398th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 1,093 people.
The last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,215 people, or 1 in 12,706. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 33 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 25 percent are found and Harare Province, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwarayi | 93 | 530 | / |
| Ngwaraih | 93 | 6 | / |
| Ngwari | 92 | 282 | / |
| Ngwara | 92 | 237 | / |
| Ngwaira | 86 | 10 | / |
| Ngwarha | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nngwari | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ngqwara | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaratt | 80 | 26 | / |
| Ngwaraha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwariye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngware | 77 | 299 | / |
| Nkwara | 77 | 111 | / |
| Ngbara | 77 | 100 | / |
| Ngwera | 77 | 74 | / |
| Nkwari | 77 | 25 | / |
| Nguari | 77 | 23 | / |
| Ngweri | 77 | 11 | / |
| Nqwara | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ngbari | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ncwari | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nguara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwary | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwori | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyng'wara | 75 | 1 | / |
| N'Gbara | 71 | 42 | / |
| Nkwaira | 71 | 32 | / |
| N'Guari | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ngcwera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuori | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nqwarha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkgware | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwarou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwerie | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Guara | 71 | 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 Ngwarai
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis