Ngwasi Surname

332,300th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ngwasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4451:166,02217,095
Tanzania3111:170,23014,948
Kenya2431:190,04114,136
Cameroon1051:197,80120,464
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ngwasi (730) may also be a first name.

Ngwasi Last Name Facts

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

Ngwasi is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwasi? popularity and diffusion

Ngwasi is the 332,300th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 6,547,660 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwasi live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ngwasi is also the 305,109th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 730 people.

The surname Ngwasi is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 445 people, or 1 in 166,022. Beside The DR Congo Ngwasi exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 28 percent live and Kenya, where 22 percent live.

Ngwasi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwashi92592/
Ngwassi9227/
Ng'wasi921/
Ng'washi8613/
Ngqwatsi861/
Ngqwashi861/
Ngwasshi861/
Ngwaashi861/
Ngwazi833,065/
Ngwaji83240/
Ngwasa83202/
Ngwase83121/
Nkwasi8372/
Ngbasi8362/
Nguasi8331/
Ngwasy833/
Ngwagi831/
Ngwaci831/
Ngwahshei801/
Nkwashi77745/
Ngbaisi77431/
Ngwasha77297/
Ng'wagi77243/
Ng'waji77181/
Ngcwazi77135/
Nghwasa77133/
Nghwagi77131/
Ngweshi77126/
Ngqwazi7719/
Ngwasse7718/
Ngwassa7714/
Ng'wasa7710/
Ngwachi777/
Nguashi776/
Ngwashe774/
Ngwazai773/
Ngbassi772/
Ngwaisa772/
Ngwesih771/
Ngwosie771/
Ngwadzi771/
Ngwaiza771/
Ngwesie771/
Ngwadji771/
Ngwaige771/
Nkweasi771/
Ngcwase771/
Ngqwagi771/
Ngwazzi771/
Ng'hwagi71550/
Ngwatshe716/
Ngh'wagi715/
Ngqweshi712/
Ngwessie712/
Nghwassa711/
Nghw'agi711/
N'Gwasse711/
Ngweshie711/
Ngwaishe711/
Ng'wachi711/
Ng'washe711/
Ngwasheh711/
Nkwazi671,148/
Ngwese67954/
Ngwezi67759/
Nkwasa67441/
Nqwazi67356/
Ngwaza67311/
Ngbase67213/
Nkwesi6780/
Nkwase6733/
Nkuasi6728/
Nguase6718/
Nguosi6711/
Ncwasa6710/
Ngwaje6710/
Ngbazi6710/
Ngbosi678/
Ngwaze676/
Ngqwasheu674/
Ncwazi674/
Ngwage673/
Nqwase672/
Nguazi671/
Ncwase671/
Ningwashe671/

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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 Ngwasi
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