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
The surname Ngwarayi is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwarayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ngwarayi is the 589,215th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,750,087 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwarayi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Ngwarayi is also the 491,536th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 319 people.
The surname Ngwarayi is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 525 people, or 1 in 29,406. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 25 percent reside, Harare Province, where 24 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 16 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe Ngwarayi is found in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 1 percent reside.
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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