Ngwengweja Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Ngwengweja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 34 | 1:454,066 | 38,992 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ngwengweja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwengweja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngwengweja is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwengweja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,323,005th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Ngwengweja is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwengweja reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 454,066. In Zimbabwe Ngwengweja is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 94 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 3 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 3 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwengweja | 95 | 9 | / |
| Ngwengwedja | 95 | 6 | / |
| Ngwengwea | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ngwengwetja | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ngwengweza | 90 | 19 | / |
| Ngwengwesa | 90 | 1 | / |
| Gwengweya | 84 | 288 | / |
| Ngwengweyi | 80 | 10 | / |
| Guengueja | 74 | 6 | / |
| Guenguej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwenkwei | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nguengueyi | 60 | 1 | / |
| Gbengbay | 56 | 6 | / |
| Nguemgueu | 53 | 12 | / |
| Gbengboye | 53 | 2 | / |
| Guengbiya | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Ngwengweja
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