Ngwene Surname

757,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ngwene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2001:103,84512,227
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Tanzania701:756,30941,721
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Ngwene Last Name Facts

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

Ngwene is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwene? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ngwene is the 757,040th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,279,222 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngwene reside; 75 percent reside in Central Africa and 75 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 200 people, or 1 in 103,845. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Southwest Region, where 59 percent reside, Centre Region, where 20 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 10 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 22 percent reside and Tanzania, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwenje92321/
Ngwenie923/
Ngwegne921/
Ngweneh921/
Ngwenet921/
Ngwen91643/
Nengwene861/
Ngwegnet861/
Ngwegnie861/
Ngwenieh861/
Ngwane8322,391/
Ngwena833,307/
Nguene832,067/
Ngweni83292/
Ngbene8380/
Nkwene8337/
Nqwene838/
Ngwine837/
Ngweny835/
Ngwone834/
Ngwenj831/
Ngweun831/
Ncwene831/
Ng'hwenge801/
Ngwouenet801/
Ng'wane77395/
Ngwenyi77333/
Ngqwane77197/
Ngcwane77179/
Ngouene77143/
Ngwenha7737/
Ngwenui7736/
Ngwegni7732/
Nkwenje7721/
Ng'wena7717/
N'Guene7712/
N'Gwane7710/
Ngwaneh775/
Ngbeane774/
Nkgwena774/
Ngwetyn773/
Ngwenay772/
Ngwenys772/
Ngw'ane771/
Ngwa'ne771/
Ngbenee771/
Nkwenee771/
Nkwuene771/
Nghwena771/
Ngweeni771/
Ngwieni771/
Ngwigne771/
Ngwiten771/
Ngwanea771/
Ngwanei771/
Nqgwane771/
Nkgwane771/
Nkgweni771/
Nkwoene771/
Ngcweni771/
Nguenhe771/
Ngqweni771/
Ngwanne771/
Ngweyna771/
Ngwin7389/
Ngven731/
Ngouenet71298/
Ngouegne7114/
Ng'weina719/
Ngwuenyi719/
Ngcwengi718/
Ngouenez715/
N'Gueine711/
Ngqwengi711/
Ngueyn6719,965/
Nkwane674,434/
Ngwain67352/
Ngueni67176/
Nkuene67158/
Nkweni6777/
Ngwini6768/
Nguine6767/
Nkwine6752/
Nkwena6751/
Nqweni6743/
Nengwaine6726/
Nqwane6724/
Ngouegnie6721/
Ncweni677/
Ngbine676/
Ngqukwane675/
Ngwoni673/
Nkwone672/
Ngouetnet672/
Nkwein672/
Nkweny672/
Ngouhenet671/
Nguean671/
Nguein671/
Nguenh671/
Nguenj671/
Ngquqwane671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ngwene
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