Ngwele Surname
Approximately 4,580 people bear this surname
Ngwele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,645 | 1:32,183 | 3,797 |
| DR Congo | 1,628 | 1:45,381 | 5,500 |
| Vanuatu | 629 | 1:419 | 75 |
| South Africa | 220 | 1:246,262 | 25,099 |
| Zambia | 201 | 1:78,855 | 6,716 |
| Nigeria | 130 | 1:1,362,637 | 53,337 |
| Kenya | 100 | 1:461,799 | 24,210 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Ngwele (216) may also be a first name.
Ngwele Demographics
Average Ngwele Salary in
South Africa
R 88,872
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Ngwele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwele Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngwele is found most in Tanzania. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwele? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 102,788th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,591,167 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Ngwele reside; 38 percent reside in East Africa and 38 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 614,549th most common first name on earth, borne by 216 people.
The surname Ngwele is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,645 people, or 1 in 32,183. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Pwani Region, where 55 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 29 percent live and Lindi Region, where 9 percent live. Other than Tanzania it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 36 percent live and Vanuatu, where 14 percent live.
Ngwele Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Ngwele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.6% less than the national average, earning R 88,872 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngqwele | 92 | 58 | / |
| Ngwelle | 92 | 46 | / |
| Ngcwele | 92 | 31 | / |
| Ng'wele | 92 | 24 | / |
| Ngw'ele | 92 | 9 | / |
| Ngwaele | 92 | 4 | / |
| Nngwele | 92 | 4 | / |
| Ngwetle | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ngweleh | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ngweley | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuele | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkgwele | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngweele | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nguele | 83 | 11,588 | / |
| Ngwale | 83 | 5,741 | / |
| Nkwele | 83 | 692 | / |
| Ngbele | 83 | 496 | / |
| Ngweli | 83 | 486 | / |
| Ngwela | 83 | 153 | / |
| Ngwile | 83 | 128 | / |
| Nqwele | 83 | 80 | / |
| Ncwele | 83 | 9 | / |
| Ngwely | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkwelle | 77 | 2,076 | / |
| Ngouele | 77 | 1,120 | / |
| Ngwaile | 77 | 169 | / |
| Ngwalle | 77 | 99 | / |
| Ng'weli | 77 | 91 | / |
| N'Guele | 77 | 44 | / |
| Ngwaleh | 77 | 28 | / |
| Ngwelio | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ng'wale | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nguelei | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ng'wela | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkweley | 77 | 2 | / |
| N'Gbele | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nguelee | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngwelya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngueleh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwoeli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwale | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaale | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkcwele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nnguele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwelli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwelis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwelay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngbelei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngueley | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguelea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nghwale | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwoile | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngouelet | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nengweli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwalleh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ng'hwale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwali | 67 | 4,628 | / |
| Ngwila | 67 | 2,224 | / |
| Ngwili | 67 | 1,149 | / |
| Nkwale | 67 | 1,083 | / |
| Ngueli | 67 | 691 | / |
| Nkwela | 67 | 405 | / |
| Nguile | 67 | 186 | / |
| Ngbeli | 67 | 163 | / |
| Nkuele | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nkwole | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nguely | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nkweli | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nqwela | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nqweli | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nguelè | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngqule | 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 Ngwele
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