Ngwarayi Surname

589,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ngwarayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwarayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5251:29,4064,520
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwarai931,223/
Gwarayi935/
Ngwaraih886/
Gwarai8628/
Gwaray861/
Kwarayi8086/
Kgwarai8025/
Gwarhay801/
Gwaraye801/
Gwareyi801/
Gwauraya7518/
Ngwariye751/
Ngwaraha751/
Qwaray714,825/
Kwarai71109/
Guarai7189/
Guaray7160/
Gwarie7121/
Kwaray7111/
Gwarau712/
Gworai711/
Gvarai711/
Qwarai711/
Guarayo671,069/
Guharay67709/
Guharai6739/
Guaraya6726/
Gwariya6724/
Guarais6713/
Gwaroia677/
Kwaraia672/
Gbaraye672/
Kwairai671/
Gwareye671/
Kwaurai671/
Gwaroye671/
Kwaraye671/
Gbarayo671/
Gwariyo671/
Ghuarai671/
Gwaruya671/
Kwaraya671/
Ngwarou671/

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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
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  • 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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