Ngweno Surname

846,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ngweno Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngweno Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2581:178,99213,473
Uganda641:609,98932,257
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ngweno Last Name Facts

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

Ngweno is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngweno? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ngweno is the 846,108th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngweno reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 258 people, or 1 in 178,992. In Kenya Ngweno is most prevalent in: Busia County, where 49 percent are found, Siaya County, where 25 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 24 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.

Ngweno Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ng'weno927/
N'Gweno922/
Ngwetno921/
Ngwenoh921/
Ngwueno921/
Ngwuengo861/
Ngwenouh861/
Ngwengou861/
Ngwena833,307/
Ngueno83203/
Ngwino8323/
Nqweno835/
Nkweno832/
Nguenou77409/
Ngwenah7746/
Ngwenha7737/
Nkwenou7720/
Ng'wena7717/
Nkgwena774/
Ngwingo772/
Nguenho772/
Ngoueno771/
Nghwena771/
Ngweyna771/
Nqwenoh771/
Nengwena7127/
Ngqwenga7124/
Ng'weina719/
Nguenhou716/
N'Gbenou712/
Ngouenou712/
Ngueanou711/
Ngwengah711/
Nguena674,843/
Nqwena67222/
Nkueno67106/
Nkwena6751/
Ngbena6721/
Ngwina6720/

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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 Ngweno
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