Ngwej Surname
Approximately 7,705 people bear this surname
Ngwej Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 7,703 | 1:9,591 | 1,185 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Ngwej (411) may also be a first name.
Ngwej Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwej Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngwej has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwej? popularity and diffusion
Ngwej is the 64,874th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 945,820 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwej live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 424,977th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 411 people.
The surname Ngwej is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 7,703 people, or 1 in 9,591. Without taking into account The DR Congo Ngwej exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Ngwej
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