Ngwede Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ngwede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda611:639,98833,288
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ngwede Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngwede is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwede? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,817,111th most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname Ngwede occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwede live; 65 percent live in East Africa and 49 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 639,988. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Butaleja District, where 54 percent reside, Kole District, where 23 percent reside and Luuka District, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Uganda Ngwede exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and Tanzania, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwuede9219/
Ngwedeh925/
Ngwedde924/
Nkgwede922/
Ngweede921/
Ngwedje921/
Ngwoede921/
Ngwedeth861/
Ngbede835,492/
Nkwede831,447/
Nguede83652/
Ngweda83238/
Nqwede8334/
Ngwedi8322/
Ngwade833/
Ngwode831/
Nkgwedi77224/
Ngwedha77197/
Nkwoede7736/
Nkwuede7720/
Nngbede7710/
Nkwedeu772/
Nnkwede771/
Ngouede771/
Nguedey771/
N'Guede771/
Ngwedih771/
Ngwadeh771/
Ngwaide771/
Nkwedeh771/
N'Gueide719/
N'Guedde711/
Nkwuedeh711/
Ngouedea711/
Nengwedi711/
Ngwadi67401/
Nguedi67322/
Nkweda6740/
Nkwedi6728/
Ngwidi672/
Ngwida672/
Ngbedi672/
Ngwodi671/
Nkwade671/
Nkuede671/
Ngbide671/
Nguide671/
Nkwode671/
N'Guedhey671/

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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
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  • 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 Ngwede
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