Ngwendere Surname

858,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ngwendere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwendere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3111:49,6417,575
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Ngwendere Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngwendere is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ngwendere.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwendere? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 858,879th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 22,989,104 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngwendere live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Ngwendere is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 311 people, or 1 in 49,641. In Zimbabwe Ngwendere is most numerous in: Mashonaland West Province, where 36 percent reside, Harare Province, where 28 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwendere94254/
Ngwendera8936/
Nkwendere891/
Gwendera8228/
Guendere821/
Nkwendera781/
Nkwenderi781/
Kwendiereh741/
Kwendera7134/
Quendere7110/
Kwenderi711/
Quindere59385/
Gwindiri59115/
Kuendera5914/
Nguindir591/
Guinderi591/

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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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  • 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 Ngwendere
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