Ngware Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ngware Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngware Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2441:189,26214,086
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ngware (35) may also be a first name.

Ngware Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ngware Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ngware is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngware? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ngware is the 895,817th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 24,373,063 people. The surname Ngware is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngware live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 35 people.

The surname Ngware is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 189,262. In Kenya Ngware is primarily found in: Nakuru County, where 70 percent are found, Nyandarua County, where 18 percent are found and Kirinyaga County, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found.

Ngware Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkgware921/
Ngwar9172/
Ngwere831,165/
Ngwari83282/
Ngwara83237/
Nkware83152/
Ngwire8334/
Nguare832/
Ngwary831/
Ngwarh831/
Ngwuar831/
Ngbare831/
Ningwaree801/
Ngwarai771,223/
Ngwaira7710/
Ngwerhe774/
Ngwarha774/
Nngwari772/
Ngqwara771/
Ngwerie771/
Ngbar7394/
Nguar7345/
Ngwor7312/
Nkwar738/
Ngwayira7113/
Ngwaraih716/
Ngwaraha711/
Nkwere67185/
Nkwara67111/
Nkwari6725/
Nguari6723/
Ngweri6711/
Ngbari675/
Hngbar674/
Ngbear674/
Ngbore674/
Ncwari672/
Nngvar671/
Ncwire671/
Ncwere671/
Ngwori671/

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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 Ngware
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