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

The last name Ngwene is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwene? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ngwene is the 757,040th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 19,279,222 people. Ngwene is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngwene live; 75 percent live in Central Africa and 75 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Ngwene is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 200 people, or 1 in 103,845. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 59 percent live, Centre Region, where 20 percent live and Littoral Region, where 10 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 22 percent live and Tanzania, where 19 percent live.

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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  • 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 Ngwene
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