Ngwasheng Surname

362,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 997 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ngwasheng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwasheng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9961:54,3956,915
England11:55,718,059489,080

Ngwasheng (22) may also be a first name.

Ngwasheng Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngwasheng is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwasheng? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ngwasheng is the 362,542nd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,309,474 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwasheng reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 22 people.

The last name Ngwasheng is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 996 people, or 1 in 54,395. In South Africa Ngwasheng is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 50 percent reside, Limpopo, where 34 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 8 percent reside. Not including South Africa Ngwasheng is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside.

Ngwasheng Last Name Statistics demography

Ngwasheng earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.11% less than the national average, earning R 187,464 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwatsheng951/
Ngwaseng941/
Nqwasheng891/
Ngwashang891/
Ngwashong891/
Nguasheng891/
Ngwashemg891/
Ngwasang8215/
Ngwasong823/
Nkgwasang7822/
Ngwaisong781/
Ngwesang714/
Ngbazing591/

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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 Ngwasheng
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