Ngwee Surname

405,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ngwee Surname Definition:

Ngwee is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a state of serenity. The term is also used for Zambia's official coinage in currency.

Ngwee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8151:217,35312,883
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ngwee (60) may also be a first name.

Ngwee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ngwee is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a state of serenity. The term is also used for Zambia's official coinage in currency.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ngwee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngwee occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwee? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 405,451st most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,434,660 people. Ngwee occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ngwee are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most common first name in the world. It is borne by 60 people.

The surname Ngwee is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 815 people, or 1 in 217,353. In Nigeria Ngwee is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 61 percent are found, Anambra, where 14 percent are found and Lagos, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found and Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.

Ngwee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ngwehe9110/
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Ngweee911/
Ngwuee911/
Ngwe8914,448/
Ng'wehe835/
Ngwuehe831/
Ngwej807,705/
Ngwey801,123/
Ngwei80326/
Nkgwe80102/
Nguee8087/
Ngweh8076/
Ngwie8042/
Ngwea8033/
Ngwez8021/
Ngbee8012/
Nkwee807/
Ngweu806/
Nngwe803/
Nghwe802/
Ngwue802/
Ngkwe801/
N'Gwe801/
Ngwep801/
Ngwge801/
Nqgwe801/
Ngwwe801/
Ngcwe801/
Ngquwe73202/
Ngwije7348/
Ngwieh7340/
Ngweah732/
Nkwe'e732/
Nhgbee731/
Nkweeh731/
Ngwuej731/
Ngwueh731/
Ngwoue731/
Ngwa6727,338/
Ngue675,984/
Nkwe675,892/
Ngbe671,135/
Ngwi67517/
Ngqukwe6727/
Nqwe6711/
Ncwe673/
Ngehebe671/
Ngingwe671/
Ngwetch671/
Nningwe671/
Ningweh671/
Ngve671/
Nengwei671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ngwee
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