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 surname Ngwato occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwato? popularity and diffusion

Ngwato is the 151,175th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,500,874 people. The last name Ngwato is primarily found 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 held forename world-wide It is held by 1,103 people.

The surname Ngwato is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 2,144 people, or 1 in 25,269. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 33 percent reside, Gauteng, where 28 percent reside and North West, where 21 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 12 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.

Ngwato Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly 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
  • 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 Ngwato
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