Ngwelela Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Ngwelela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 13 | 1:1,219,225 | 30,856 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ngwelela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwelela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngwelela occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwelela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,427,875th most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwelela are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,219,225. In Zambia it is most common in: Central Province, where 38 percent live, Western Province, where 38 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 8 percent live. Beside Zambia Ngwelela is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 20 percent live and Tanzania, where 10 percent live.
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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 Ngwelela
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