Ngwej Surname

64,874th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,705 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ngwej Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwej Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7,7031:9,5911,185
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

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 is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ngwej click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwej? popularity and diffusion

Ngwej is the 64,874th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 945,820 people. Ngwej is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwej are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 100 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ngwej is also the 424,977th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 411 people.

The surname Ngwej is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 7,703 people, or 1 in 9,591. Aside from The DR Congo Ngwej is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngweji915,513/
Ngweja91215/
Ngweje9144/
Ngwejo912/
Ngwuej911/
Ngwe8914,448/
Ngwueji8310/
Ng'weji835/
Ngwoeje831/
Ngwejah831/
Ngcweja831/
Ngwey801,123/
Ngwee80864/
Nguej80438/
Ngwei80326/
Nkgwe80102/
Ngweh8076/
Ngwie8042/
Ngwea8033/
Ngwez8021/
Ngweu806/
Ngwes803/
Nngwe803/
Ngwue802/
Nghwe802/
Ngwwe801/
N'Gwe801/
Ngwep801/
Ngwge801/
Nkwej801/
Nqgwe801/
Ngcwe801/
Ngkwe801/
Ngueji7315,084/
Ngweyi731,623/
Ngbawe73383/
Ngweya73340/
Ngwaji73240/
Ngwijo73223/
Ngquwe73202/
Ngweha73164/
Ngwaju73130/
Ngwaja73126/
Ngueja7390/
Ngwaye7381/
Ngweye7351/
Ngwije7348/
Ngwieh7340/
Ngbeji7319/
Ngwuja7312/
Ngwehe7310/
Ngwaje7310/
Nguejo737/
Nkweje735/
Ngweeh735/
Ngwawe735/
Ngwiji734/
Ngwoja733/
Nkweji733/
Nguowe732/
Ngweah732/
Ngweyu732/
N'Guej731/
Ngwuee731/
Ngweee731/
Nkweja731/
Ngueje731/
Ngwiye731/
Ngwoue731/
Ngwueh731/
Ngwajo731/
Ngweyo731/
Ngwija731/
Ngwa6727,338/
Ngue675,984/
Nkwe675,892/
Ngbe671,135/
Ngwi67517/
Ng'waje67207/
Ng'waji67181/
Ngweyah6731/
Ngqukwe6727/
Nqwe6711/
Ngqweya677/
Ng'wehe675/
Ncwe673/
Ngwuoji672/
Nkwejop672/
Ngweyeh672/
Ngwehya672/
N'Gwaje671/
Ngwayeh671/
Ngweeya671/
Ngve671/
Nkwueja671/
Nghuawe671/
Nghueji671/
Ngingwe671/
Ngwayep671/
Ngwayet671/
Ngwayie671/
Ngwetch671/
Ngwijah671/
Ngwajuh671/
Nningwe671/
Nkwejoh671/
Ningweh671/
Ngwuehe671/
Ngcwaye671/
Ngqwawe671/
Nengwei671/

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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 Ngwej
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