Ngwela Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Ngwela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo561:89,0917,544
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Zambia221:720,45126,729
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ngwela (23) may also be a first name.

Ngwela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngwela is carried by more people in The Congo than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ngwela.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,415,499th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. The surname Ngwela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwela reside; 73 percent reside in Central Africa and 73 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 23 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The Congo, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 89,091. In The Congo Ngwela is most frequent in: Brazzaville Department, where 98 percent reside and Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 2 percent reside. Besides The Congo it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 36 percent reside and Zambia, where 14 percent reside.

Ngwela Last Name Statistics demography

Ngwela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.83% less than the national average, earning R 104,976 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwella926/
Ngwelah923/
Ng'wela922/
Ngwelya922/
Ngwelay921/
Ngwaela921/
Ngqwela921/
Ngwele834,580/
Ngwila832,224/
Ngwala831,886/
Nguela831,299/
Ngbela831,048/
Ngweli83486/
Nkwela83405/
Ngwelo8333/
Nqwela832/
Ngwely831/
Ng'wala771,314/
Ngqwala77912/
Ngwaila7798/
Ng'weli7791/
Ngbelia7782/
Ngqwele7758/
Nguelah7742/
Ngwealo7734/
Ngcwele7731/
Ng'wele7724/
N'Guela7722/
Ngwolah7720/
Nkwelah7718/
Nguelai7717/
Ngwuelo7712/
Ngwelio7711/
Ngwalai7711/
N'Gbela779/
Ngw'ele779/
Nguehla778/
Ng'welo776/
Ngouela776/
Nghwelo775/
Nngwele774/
Ngwalla773/
Ngwalah773/
Nguelaa772/
Ngweleh772/
Ngwahla772/
Ngwetle772/
Ng'wila771/
Ngwilla771/
Ngweele771/
Ngqwelo771/
Ngueila771/
Nguelea771/
Ngwelis771/
Ngweloh771/
Nkwelya771/
Nkgwele771/
Nkgwila771/
Ngwuele771/
Nggwala771/
Ngwaala771/
Ngqwila771/
Ngweley771/
Ngh'welo715/
N'Guelaj714/
Nguehela712/
Nguelaha712/
Ng'hwelo711/
Ng'walla711/
Nguehlia711/
Nengweli711/
Nghwahla711/
Ngquwala711/
Ngwahala711/
Nguele6711,588/
Ngwalo673,541/
Nguila671,551/
Ngwili671,149/
Nqwelo67795/
Nguelo67783/
Nkwele67692/
Ngueli67691/
Ngbele67496/
Nkwelo67332/
Nkuela67194/
Nkwala67191/
Ngbelo67179/
Ngbeli67163/
Nqwala67141/
Ngwile67128/
Nqwele6780/
Ngwolo6743/
Nkwila6733/
Nqwila6727/
Nguely6714/
Nkweli6710/
Ncwele679/
Ngwilo675/
Ningkuela672/
Ngueliaha672/
Nqweli672/
Nguehelia671/
Nguelè671/
Ngbila671/
Ngueallah671/

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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 Ngwela
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