Ngwegwe Surname
Approximately 721 people bear this surname
Ngwegwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 668 | 1:79,254 | 8,159 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ngwegwe (66) may also be a first name.
Ngwegwe Demographics
Average Ngwegwe Salary in
South Africa
R 37,056
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ng'wegwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwegqwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ngwagwe | 86 | 49 | / |
| Ngwekwe | 86 | 36 | / |
| Ngwegue | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ngqweqwe | 80 | 53 | / |
| Ngcwecwe | 80 | 47 | / |
| Ngwaekwe | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ngwaigwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwegueh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwekweu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuigwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuigwei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngwakwe | 71 | 1,195 | / |
| Nguegue | 71 | 75 | / |
| Ngwigwa | 71 | 63 | / |
| Ngwekwi | 71 | 41 | / |
| Nkwegwa | 71 | 37 | / |
| Nguegbe | 71 | 18 | / |
| Nkwekwe | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nqweqwe | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ngwigwi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngbegbe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nkwegue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwekue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwokwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwagwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngouegue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngwekoue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkwegoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwikwea | 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 Ngwegwe
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