Ngwava Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Ngwava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 88 | 1:524,772 | 26,127 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Ngwava (13) may also be a first name.
Ngwava Demographics
Ngwava Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ngwava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngwava is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwava? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ngwava is the 1,967,751st most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwava live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent forename world-wide It is held by 13 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 524,772. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Makueni County, where 97 percent reside, Kitui County, where 1 percent reside and Machakos County, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.
Ngwava Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Ngwava surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwawa | 83 | 22 | / |
| Ngweva | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ngwavo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwaba | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ngwabay | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngwuaba | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngwaaba | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngwawah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngwaiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wahwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nghwahwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuabah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwewa | 67 | 2,825 | / |
| Ngbaba | 67 | 431 | / |
| Ngbawa | 67 | 56 | / |
| Ngbavo | 67 | 55 | / |
| Nguaba | 67 | 32 | / |
| Nguawa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nkwawa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ng'hwahwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngwawo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngwevo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nengwajwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ngwava
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