Ngwede Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Ngwede Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 61 | 1:639,988 | 33,288 |
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwuede | 92 | 19 | / |
| Ngwedeh | 92 | 5 | / |
| Ngwedde | 92 | 4 | / |
| Nkgwede | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ngweede | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngwedje | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngwoede | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngwedeth | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngbede | 83 | 5,492 | / |
| Nkwede | 83 | 1,447 | / |
| Nguede | 83 | 652 | / |
| Ngweda | 83 | 238 | / |
| Nqwede | 83 | 34 | / |
| Ngwedi | 83 | 22 | / |
| Ngwade | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ngwode | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkgwedi | 77 | 224 | / |
| Ngwedha | 77 | 197 | / |
| Nkwoede | 77 | 36 | / |
| Nkwuede | 77 | 20 | / |
| Nngbede | 77 | 10 | / |
| Nkwedeu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nnkwede | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngouede | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguedey | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Guede | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwedih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwadeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaide | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwedeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Gueide | 71 | 9 | / |
| N'Guedde | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwuedeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngouedea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nengwedi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwadi | 67 | 401 | / |
| Nguedi | 67 | 322 | / |
| Nkweda | 67 | 40 | / |
| Nkwedi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ngwidi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngwida | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngbedi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngwodi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwade | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuede | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngbide | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguide | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwode | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Guedhey | 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 Ngwede
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