Ngwenda Surname

688,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Malawi

Ngwenda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwenda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1921:282,17627,721
Tanzania1191:444,88831,116
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Ngwenda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngwenda is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwenda? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ngwenda is the 688,723rd most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 16,947,781 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwenda are found; 70 percent are found in Southern Africa and 70 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 282,176. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 65 percent live, Gauteng, where 22 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 8 percent live. Apart from South Africa this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 28 percent live and Malawi, where 24 percent live.

Ngwenda Last Name Statistics demography

Ngwenda earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.31% more than the national average, earning R 288,288 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ng'wenda93235/
Nengwenda88346/
Ngwende861,938/
Nguenda86755/
Ngbenda86176/
Nkwenda8652/
Ngwendo8645/
Ngwendi865/
Ngwinda861/
Ngwendj861/
Ncwenda861/
Ng'wendeha822/
Ngwendje804/
Ngwendoh804/
Ngouenda802/
Ng'wendo802/
Nguendah802/
Ngwendeh801/
Ngwendop801/
Ngwendie801/
Nkwnda771/
Nengwende751/
Ngwendioh751/
Ngbende71426/
Nguende71321/
Nguinda71313/
Nguendo71258/
Ngbendi71192/
Ngwindi7180/
Nguendi7165/
Ngqunda7139/
Ngbendo7134/
Nkwinda7127/
Ngwinde7116/
Nkwende7113/
Ncwende718/
Ngwindo711/
Ngbinda711/
Ngbendy711/
Nguemda711/
Nkuenda711/
Nkwendo711/
Ngouende67394/
Nkouenda6713/
Nkwendou6712/
Ngouendi6711/
Nkuendap6710/
Ngwindoh679/
Ng'windi674/
Nkwendeh672/
Nguendee671/
N'Gbendi671/
Nkwendje671/
Ngwengyi671/
Ngwemdje671/
Ngbendou671/
Nguendou671/
Ngouemda671/
Nguendoh671/

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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
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  • 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 Ngwenda
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