Ngwegwe Surname

466,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ngwegwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwegwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6681:79,2548,159
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ngwegwe (66) may also be a first name.

Ngwegwe Last Name Facts

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

Ngwegwe occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ngwegwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwegwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 466,730th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 10,107,553 people. The last name Ngwegwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwegwe are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ngwegwe is also the 1,201,840th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 66 people.

It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 668 people, or 1 in 79,254. In Tanzania Ngwegwe is most frequent in: Mwanza Region, where 43 percent reside, Simiyu Region, where 34 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 19 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Ngwegwe Last Name Statistics demography

Ngwegwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.41% less than the national average, earning R 37,056 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ng'wegwe931/
Ngqwegqwe881/
Ngwagwe8649/
Ngwekwe8636/
Ngwegue863/
Ngqweqwe8053/
Ngcwecwe8047/
Ngwaekwe808/
Ngwaigwe801/
Ngwegueh801/
Ngwekweu801/
Ngwuigwe801/
Ngwuigwei751/
Ngwakwe711,195/
Nguegue7175/
Ngwigwa7163/
Ngwekwi7141/
Nkwegwa7137/
Nguegbe7118/
Nkwekwe719/
Nqweqwe719/
Ngwigwi712/
Ngbegbe712/
Nkwegue711/
Ngwekue711/
Ngwokwe711/
Ngwagwi711/
Ngouegue673/
Ngwekoue672/
Nkwegoue671/
Ngwikwea671/

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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 Ngwegwe
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