Ngwau Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ngwau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya481:962,08134,106
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Ngwau Last Name Facts

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

Ngwau is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ngwau.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,718,172nd most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname Ngwau is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwau reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Ngwau is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 962,081. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kitui County, where 98 percent live and Machakos County, where 2 percent live. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.

Ngwau Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ngwau last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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Nehngwa672/
Ngva672/
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Ngweeya671/
Ningkwa671/
Nenghwa671/
N'Gwayi671/
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Ngwayet671/
Ngwayie671/
Ngwayih671/
Ngwejah671/
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Ngwuiyo671/
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Ngkwayi671/
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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 Ngwau
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