Ngwarayi Surname
Approximately 530 people bear this surname
Ngwarayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 525 | 1:29,406 | 4,520 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
Ngwarayi (319) may also be a first name.
Ngwarayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwarayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngwarayi is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ngwarayi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwarayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ngwarayi is the 589,215th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,750,087 people. The last name Ngwarayi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwarayi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 491,536th most common first name globally, held by 319 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 525 people, or 1 in 29,406. In Zimbabwe Ngwarayi is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 25 percent live, Harare Province, where 24 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 16 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe it occurs in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwarai | 93 | 1,223 | / |
| Gwarayi | 93 | 5 | / |
| Ngwaraih | 88 | 6 | / |
| Gwarai | 86 | 28 | / |
| Gwaray | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwarayi | 80 | 86 | / |
| Kgwarai | 80 | 25 | / |
| Gwarhay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwaraye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwareyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwauraya | 75 | 18 | / |
| Ngwariye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaraha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qwaray | 71 | 4,825 | / |
| Kwarai | 71 | 109 | / |
| Guarai | 71 | 89 | / |
| Guaray | 71 | 60 | / |
| Gwarie | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kwaray | 71 | 11 | / |
| Gwarau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gworai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gvarai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qwarai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guarayo | 67 | 1,069 | / |
| Guharay | 67 | 709 | / |
| Guharai | 67 | 39 | / |
| Guaraya | 67 | 26 | / |
| Gwariya | 67 | 24 | / |
| Guarais | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gwaroia | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kwaraia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbaraye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwairai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwareye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaurai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaroye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaraye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbarayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwariyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghuarai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaruya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaraya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwarou | 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 Ngwarayi
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