Ngwata Surname

94,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,047 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Ngwata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3,4771:4,924685
Zambia8091:19,5922,179
Tanzania2631:201,29917,178
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
South Africa1771:306,08929,333
Zimbabwe891:173,46321,090
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
England51:11,143,612252,590
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ngwata (139) may also be a first name.

Ngwata Last Name Facts

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

Ngwata occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwata? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ngwata is the 94,383rd most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,443,936 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwata reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ngwata is also the 784,558th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 139 people.

Ngwata is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 3,477 people, or 1 in 4,924. Without taking into account Malawi this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 16 percent live and Tanzania, where 5 percent live.

Ngwata Last Name Statistics demography

Ngwata earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.85% less than the national average, earning R 128,688 per year.

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Nkwatta7717/
Nqwatha7710/
Nquwata778/
Nguatha777/
Ngwetta776/
Ngwaite775/
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Nguatta774/
Ngwatyi773/
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Ngwathi772/
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Ngcweta772/
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Nkwatat771/
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Ngweeta771/
Ngweita771/
Ng'weta771/
N'Guatta71205/
Ngqwathi717/
Nkgwathi712/
Nkcwatau711/
Ngwatheu711/
Nkgwathe711/
Nkweta671,819/
Nkwati67467/
Nkuata67219/
Nkwate67211/
Ngbate67172/
Ngweto67164/
Ngbota6742/
Ngbati6723/
Ncweta679/
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Nguati675/
Ncwati674/
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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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  • 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 Ngwata
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