Ngwato Surname

151,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Ngwato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,1441:25,2693,222
Botswana3421:6,3951,066
DR Congo2871:257,42024,363
Zimbabwe911:169,65120,787
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
England51:11,143,612252,590
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Ngwato (1,103) may also be a first name.

Ngwato Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngwato is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwato? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 151,175th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,500,874 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngwato reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 240,234th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 1,103 people.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,144 people, or 1 in 25,269. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 33 percent are found, Gauteng, where 28 percent are found and North West, where 21 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 12 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found.

Ngwato Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Ngwato earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36% less than the national average, earning R 152,088 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwaito92106/
Ngwatoh9235/
Ngwatou922/
Ngwata835,047/
Nkwato833/
Nguato831/
Ngbatou77134/
Nkwatoh7787/
Ngwatha7711/
Ngwatah775/
Ngqwata775/
Ngwuata774/
Ngwatta772/
Nkwatou771/
Ngwaita771/
Ngbatto771/
Ngweito771/
Ngbatho771/
Ngwatheu711/
Ngqwatha711/
Ngweutoh711/
Ngbattou711/
Ngboto67170/
Nqwata67109/
Nkwata6775/
Ngwota6763/
Ngbata6738/
Nguata6732/
Ngwaita'a671/

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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 Ngwato
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