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

The surname Ngwegwe is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwegwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 466,730th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 10,107,553 people. The last name Ngwegwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwegwe live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ngwegwe is also the 1,201,840th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 66 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 668 people, or 1 in 79,254. In Tanzania Ngwegwe is most prevalent in: Mwanza Region, where 43 percent are found, Simiyu Region, where 34 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 19 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

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
  • 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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