Ngwaru Surname

188,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ngwaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2,1191:7,286822
Kenya701:659,71329,380
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
England41:13,929,515290,718
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718

Ngwaru (134) may also be a first name.

Ngwaru Last Name Facts

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

Ngwaru is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwaru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 188,157th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,241,791 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngwaru reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ngwaru is also the 800,975th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 134 people.

Ngwaru is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 2,119 people, or 1 in 7,286. In Zimbabwe Ngwaru is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 28 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 24 percent are found and Harare Province, where 20 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 3 percent are found and Botswana, where 1 percent are found.

Ngwaru Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngqwaru92103/
Ngwaruh926/
Ngwarou921/
Ngqwarhu863/
Nqwaru837/
Nkwaru836/
Ngweru832/
Ngworgu773/
Ngwerou771/
Nqqwaru771/
Ngquaru771/
Nkworu6722/
Nkweru672/
N'Gborou5724/
Nkuoru501/

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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 Ngwaru
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