Ngwega Surname
Approximately 459 people bear this surname
Ngwega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 432 | 1:122,550 | 11,614 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
Ngwega (98) may also be a first name.
Ngwega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngwega is most common in Tanzania. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwega? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 656,126th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 15,877,006 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwega reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 956,749th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 98 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 432 people, or 1 in 122,550. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 74 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Ngwega is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwegha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngwegah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngweigah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nguega | 83 | 187 | / |
| Ngwaga | 83 | 122 | / |
| Ngbega | 83 | 56 | / |
| Nkwega | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ngwege | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ngwego | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngwegha'a | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngbegha | 77 | 202 | / |
| Nguegha | 77 | 47 | / |
| Ng'woga | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ngwegeh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngweghe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngbegah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguehga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguegah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguegaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngouega | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Gbega | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngweger | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngbehga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwegit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwegoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwegou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwigah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwagah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwegat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwegha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwahaga | 71 | 301 | / |
| Ngbeagha | 71 | 19 | / |
| Ngwuegou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwegueh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngweghep | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngueghaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nguego | 67 | 168 | / |
| Nkwaga | 67 | 47 | / |
| Nkwiga | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nkwege | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nkwego | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nguiga | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ngbege | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngwige | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngbego | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwegi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwoga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwago | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguaga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwigo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguegi | 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 Ngwega
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