Ngwayi Surname
Approximately 1,595 people bear this surname
Ngwayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,212 | 1:17,136 | 2,353 |
| DR Congo | 219 | 1:337,350 | 29,912 |
| South Africa | 116 | 1:467,049 | 38,892 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Ngwayi (38) may also be a first name.
Ngwayi Demographics
Average Ngwayi Salary in
South Africa
R 68,136
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Ngwayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngwayi occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ngwayi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwayi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 248,973rd most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,568,994 people. Ngwayi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwayi reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 38 people.
The last name Ngwayi is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 1,212 people, or 1 in 17,136. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 68 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 12 percent are found and Centre Region, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.
Ngwayi Last Name Statistics demography
Ngwayi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.33% less than the national average, earning R 68,136 per year.
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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 Ngwayi
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