Ngwechi Surname
Approximately 236 people bear this surname
Ngwechi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 233 | 1:227,217 | 18,851 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
Ngwechi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwechi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngwechi is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwechi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,058,336th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,879,432 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwechi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 227,217. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Lindi Region, where 76 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 24 percent are found and Mtwara Region, where 0 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Ngwechi
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